AM-CM
Category: Process/Prototyping
Developers: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
United States
Product Description:ORNL has developed a highly automated manufacturing process for thermoplastic composites that combines the benefits of additive manufacturing (AM) and compression molding (CM) to produce high-performance functional composite structures at automotive production rates. The AM-CM process precisely controls the microstructures (e.g., fiber orientation, multi-materials) in a composite preform before molding.
Developers: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
United States
Product Description:ORNL has developed a highly automated manufacturing process for thermoplastic composites that combines the benefits of additive manufacturing (AM) and compression molding (CM) to produce high-performance functional composite structures at automotive production rates. The AM-CM process precisely controls the microstructures (e.g., fiber orientation, multi-materials) in a composite preform before molding.
Full AMCM system