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How thermoplastics increase sustainability in composite production
More and more companies are focusing on sustainability and circularity. In the composite production branche, this equals a shift from the use of thermoset materials to thermoplastic materials. Thermoplastic materials bring benefits for both the environment and your company, and are more sustainable and circulair than other materials. Read on to find out more about the research and what the benefits are for [...]
Event: Formnext in Frankfurt, 16th – 19th November 2021
At the end of the year, we have the pleasure to attend a live event again. From November 16th - 19th, 2021, we will be in Frankfurt at the Formnext event.You can meet us there, get more information about our solutions or chat about a collaboration. Click to request an invitation for Formnext or schedule an appointment. About FormnextAs the leading industry platform for additive [...]
CEAD and Belotti making large-scale additive and subtractive manufacturing accessible for the industry
A strategic partnership between CEAD and Belotti is established to combine the expertise of additive and subtractive manufacturing into one solution. The acquired know-how and experiences in both fields, combined with the innovative drive of both companies, is the strong basis of the partnership. Belotti S.p.A., is a 40-year experienced leader in the design, manufacturing, marketing and sales of 3 and 5 axis [...]
Digital twin Siemens AM Experience Center with CEAD AM Flexbot goes live
The Siemens Additive Manufacturing Experience Center Siemens launched a digital version of its populair Additive Manufacturing Experience Center (AMEC). The AMEC, based in Erlangen, Germany, has attracted thousands of visitors since 2019. Since the Covid pandemic, face-to-face meetings remain a challange. And that is why Siemens has now launched a digital twin!The launch was a succes. Dr. Karsten Heuser, Vice President of Additive [...]
CEAD at FUTURE COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING – AFP & AM symposium
AM Flexbot including CNC milling, DFC and increased build volume In September the Chair of Carbon Composites (LCC) at Technical Universyty of Munich (TUM) hosted the virtual symposium "FUTURE COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING – AFP & AM". The symposium reviewed composites R&D capabilities at both TUM and ANU, as well as completed and ongoing projects with industrial partners including AFPT, Airbus, BMW, CEAD, [...]
3D printed large Polypropylene 30% short glass fibers molds with 5-axis CNC machine
Rapid Prototyping mold for truck-project Hungarian manufacturer uses CEAD Robot Extruder to cut composite tooling time and cost.One of the first projects completed with this new 3D printing system is a fiberglass mold for a composite sleeper cab for custom truck and trailer manufacturer Krismar (Waardamme, Belgium). “This is quite a big component, measuring 2550 by 2200 by 1200 millimeters,” says Juhász. “We [...]
Nedcam adds CEAD AM Flexbot for 3D printing
CEAD AM Flexbot 3D printer. Photo Credit Nedcam Nedcam, a provider of total solutions for the realization of 3D shapes, recently added a CEAD (Delft, Netherlands) AM Flexbot robotic 3D printer to their site in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Collaborating with DSM (Geleen, Netherlands) on material and 3D printing technology, Nedcam will offer commercial 3D printing production services to manufacturers looking for large-size [...]
Low-investment alternative to explore composites additive manufacturing: CEAD Robot Extruder
CEAD Robot Extruder CEAD extruder mounts to robotic arm or gantry systems, already in use to print molds for large composite structures.CEAD (Delft, Netherlands) has commercialized the CFAM Prime system for large-scale 3D printing of composites, using a patented print head, which can reinforce thermoplastics with both continuous and short fiber in the same part. Even as Dutch composites producer Poly Products (Werkendam, [...]