Saint-Gobain backs CF3D fibre process
Process combines high-performance continuous fibres with rapid curing thermoset resins.
29th April 2021
Continuous Composites, based in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, has signed a joint development agreement with French multinational Saint-Gobain to advance and certify the already-patented CF3D (continuous fibre 3D) printing process for composites in commercial aerospace applications.
Saint-Gobain will now bring the production systems of Continuous Composites for CF3D in-house, to be located at its manufacturing centres of excellence in the USA or Europe, where engineers from both companies will collaborate on the technology.
CF3D is an automated manufacturing solution for additively manufacturing strong, lightweight, aerospace-grade composite components applicable to many industries.