DLR launches EmpowerAX to industrialize continuous fiber 3D printing
DLR discussed EmpowerAX at ITHEC 2020, and I followed up with Xenia Stumpf and Maik Titze at DLR. Here, I share what I’ve learned. Concepts for direct fiber integration in composites 3D printing. Information source: Alexander Matschinski, Virtual Symposium on AFP and AM, TU Munich, Chair of Carbon Composites (LCC), Sep. 2020. Photo Credit: “3D printing with continuous fiber: A landscape”, CW Oct 2020. Why additive extrusion? DLR has developed an impregnation technology for continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic 3D printing filaments that reduces production costs by up to 80%. Phot...
Source: compositesworld.com