Technology

Continuous carbon fiber printing

The thermoplastic resin filament and reinforcing fibers, i.e., the carbon fiber tow or twisted jute fiber yarn are separately supplied to the printer head.

Snap-in sandwich composite structures

Related references

 R. Matsuzaki, M. Ueda, M. Namiki, T.K. Jeong, H. Asahara, K. Horiguchi, T. Nakamura, A. Todoroki, Y. Hirano, Three-dimensional printing of continuous-fiber composites by in-nozzle impregnation, Scientific Reports, 6 (2016), 23058.

F. van der Klift, Y. Koga, A. Todoroki, M. Ueda, Y. Hirano, R. Matsuzaki, 3D Printing of continuous carbon fibre re-inforced thermo-plastic (CFRTP) tensile test specimens, Open Journal of Composite Materials, 6, (2016), pp.18-27.

JST新技術説明会，連続炭素繊維複合材料3Dプリンター, (2015.11.26).

Y. Yamanaka, A. Todoroki, M. Ueda, Y. Hirano, R. Matsuzaki, Optimization of 3D printed composite ply using GA, Proceedings South-East Asia – Japan Conference on Composite Materials (SEAJCCM), pp.59-61, (2015.9.21-23), (Singapore).

M. Namiki, M. Ueda, A. Todoroki, Y. Hirano, R. Matsuzaki, 3D printing of continuous fiber reinforced plastic, Proceedings of SAMPE Seattle 2014, CD-ROM 4328 (2014.6.2-5). pdf