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A Breakthrough in Composites
With advanced materials like high-strength fibers and thermoset resins, CF3D delivers superior thermal and mechanical performance, making it ideal for high-stress, high-temperature applications such as hypersonic vehicles—while offering greater design flexibility and cost-effective scaling.
CF3D technology begins with continuous dry fibers, which are impregnated in situ with a tailorable, snap-curing thermosetting resin applied by the end effector. The end effector is controlled by proprietary software on a motion or rotating platform, ensuring precise fiber orientation and geometry control. Unlike traditional hand layup methods, CF3D automates the creation of near-net shapes with unmatched accuracy.
We don't just provide machines—we offer transformative, scalable manufacturing solutions. By combining advanced software and automation, we help our clients validate complex aerospace concepts, push the boundaries of manufacturing, and revolutionize the way high-performance parts are created—unlocking possibilities once thought impossible.
CF3D end effectors manage the entire material process, from fiber impregnation to instant curing upon deposition. Using advanced numeric controllers, the system ensures high precision and accuracy when printing with continuous fibers. CF3D offers a configurable, scalable hardware solution tailored to any customer application.
Advanced composite materials enhance the performance and capabilities of manufacturing. CF3D enables the printing of both structural fibers (e.g., carbon, glass, aramid) and functional fibers (e.g., optical, metallic) in a single-step process. Our polymer matrix materials are customizable for mechanical properties, heat transfer, and environmental durability, offering unmatched flexibility to create limitless material combinations tailored to customer specifications.
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The software solution bridges the gap between traditional manufacturing part design and CF3D’s® unique printing process. The software enables early and mid-stage CAD integration, geometric and physical analysis, and CAM generation/validation. CF3D® is powered by a unique set of software tools developed to solve continuous anisotropic material printing by orienting fibers in all three dimensions.
No Layups. No Limits.
While this could be considered an additive manufacturing process, CF3D® is much more. It leverages the full anisotropic properties of continuous fibers, printing precisely along the direction of load conditions. This breakthrough approach enables cost-effective composite manufacturing and reveals new advantages in creating high-performance materials.
High Strength / Low-Weight
Lower Cost
Automated
Freedom of Design
High Material Yield
Rapid Design Iteration
Inexpensive Dry Fibers
Printed Functional Materials
Complex Geometries
No Hand
Layups
Eliminates
Autoclave
Not Limited to 2D Stacking
Near Net
Shapes
Low-Volume, High-Mix Parts
Limitless Material Combinations
Continuous Composites owns the earliest granted patents on printing with continuous fibers and is an established innovation leader in the AM industry and composites.
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