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Continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplast composites Thanks to its proximity to standard injection molding, the FiberForm process for manufacturing continuous fiber-reinforced composites offers almost all of the known advantages for the production of fiber-reinforced components with plastic matrix. Short cycle times and complete automation capacity guarantee high productivity and ensure that the processes can be easily integrated in present-day injection molding machines and production plants. "Thermoplasts score on account of their short cycle times, the weldability and the options for function integration," explains Frank Peters, Vice President Sales at KraussMaffei. "A component can thus take over a large number of additional functions." A fully automatic production cell for the manufacture of a structure element made of organic plate with local reinforcement of areas subject to particularly high loads awaits visitors at the K 2013.
System competence for automation solutions tuned to production As with many other processes for the production of composites, FiberForm alsorequires exact knowledge of the process chain so that at the end of the chain a production cell can be produced that is perfectly tuned to the product and customer requirements. On the one hand, this relates to the preparation and assembly of the fabrics by means of heating to the insertion of the plastic organic plates prior to actual injection molding. On the other hand, it relates to demolding and any possible final processing that is required after injection molding. This know-how resulted in optimized heating technology integrated in the automation of the new FiberForm production cell. The organic plates are heated evenly and extremely gently and are then inserted quickly with an industrial robot in a reproducible manner in the forming/injection molding.
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