Our monthly webinar series “Innovation Insights” continues January 30, as IACMI CEO, Dale Brosius, moderated discussions on recent technology advancements that industry may not be fully aware of. On Monday, January 30 at 12PM ET, we will host a one-hour series of presentations from IACMI members and partners, where they provided background on new technology, products, and the key advantages provided, as well as application examples.
Konstantine Fetfatsidis
9T Labs
President, North America
ADDITIVE FUSION TECHNOLOGY: A NEW STANDARD FOR MANUFACTURING SMALL COMPOSITE PARTS AT PRODUCTION VOLUMES
Abstract:
3D printing has several advantages, but on its own is insufficient in terms of speed, quality, and cost, for producing composite parts that can be used in the most demanding applications. However, when a printer can produce tailored 2D preforms using industrial thermoplastic prepreg tapes, and subsequently compression mold those preforms together with other material formats like BMC or organosheets, suddenly the value proposition becomes clear with significant weight, waste, and cost savings relative to metals at production volumes. That is what 9T Labs has developed with its Additive Fusion Technology (AFT) – a complete hardware and software solution that enables designers and manufacturers to produce lightweight, high-performance composite parts like never before.
Bryce H. Anzelmo, PhD
Lyten
Director, Product Management
LYTEN’S GRAPHENE PLATFORM
Abstract:
Lyten will discuss and explain what 3-dimensional graphene is, how it is dramatically different than historical 2-dimensional graphene, and some of the many uses and applications of this new development in the composites industry.
Joe Fox
FX Consulting LLC
Consultant
UPDATE ON IACMI’S INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION WORKING GROUP
Abstract:
Joe Fox, co-leader of IACMI’s Infrastructure & Construction (I&C) Working Group, will provide an update on the activities, projects and plans of the working group and opportunities for funding of I&C projects.