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IMCOLOR demonstrator part via TP-AFPisc process. Photo Credit: TUM, Apppex GmbH
A recent Clean Sky 2 project, IMCOLOR, was reported to have developed a new manufacturing process that combined a multi-shot injection molding process with the integration of continuous carbon fiber reinforcements. Together, with the use of an expendable salt core material (which could withstand injection loads), a lightweight, eco-friendly air cycle machine part was produced.
According to involved partners, the synergy formed between injection molding and thermoplastic automated fiber placements with
in-situ consolidation (TP-AFPisc) will power future designs that are lightweight, yet perform at a high mechanical level, with automated, easy-to-reproduce production techniques. The TP-AFPisc is said to be different from current state-of-the-art procedures, where composite structures are typically built within process chains. Further, partners note that the fiber architecture is precisely adapted to