Enhancement of reliability of 3d printed fibre reinforced polymer parts via material modelling and insitu 3d X-Ray inspection technology - Reliable GF-3D

Project summary

The main objective of the project is to enhance the reliability of Fused Filament Fabrication FFF parts to enable their use as real, loadable parts, e.g. for use as spare parts for automobiles or machines, personal protection equipment or even for repair of thermoplastic structures etc. where highly flexible and customized manufacturing processes are strongly recommended. Therefore, also fibre reinforced (short fibre and continuous fibre) polymers, which provide better mechanical performance, are in the focus of the investigations. This shall be achieved via scientific approved qualification of 3D-printed objects made by the FFF technology on portal and also robot based printing systems. For a deep understanding of the correlation between material composition, process parameters and the mechanical performance of 3D printed parts and 3D X-Ray insitu inspection method shall be developed.