TAGS: 3D Printing
Thermoplastic Composites
AREVO has announced that a technical paper focusing on continuous fiber thermoplastic composites was awarded second place as an “Outstanding Technical Paper” at the SAMPE 2019 Conference and Exhibition, one of the world’s foremost technical events for the composites industry.
Focusing on Continuous Fiber Thermoplastic Composites
The paper,
“Reliable Optimized Structures with High Performance Continuous Fiber Thermoplastic Composites from Additive Manufacturing,” was authored by senior members of AREVO’s engineering team: Dr. Danning Zhang, Dr. Natalie Rudolph, and Dr. Peter Woytowitz. The paper describes a new direct energy deposition (DED) process that improves the consolidation quality and mechanical performance of structural materials reinforced with continuous carbon fiber – and why this achievement is critical to the advancement of additive manufacturing (AM), also referred to as “3D printing.”
Unique Discoveries
“Choosing the Outstanding Technical Papers for a SAMPE conference is a challenge, as well as an honor,” said Scott Beckwith, PhD, FSAMPE, SAMPE Global Technical Director.
“The down-selection process starts with 25 papers selected initially by the conference Session Chairs. The top three represent 1 – 2 percent of the total submitted. AREVO had several unique discoveries in their technical paper and we look forward to their presentation at SAMPE 2019.”
A special issue of SAMPE’s Journal of Advanced Materials containing these Outstanding Technical Papers will be published after the SAMPE conference and made available free to SAMPE members.
Advances in Composite Materials
“I would like to congratulate Dr. Danning Zhang, Dr. Natalie Rudolph, and Dr. Peter Woytowitz for their leadership and this recognition from one of the leading organizations in the composites industry,” said Hemant Bheda, CEO and Co-Founder of AREVO. “This award reflects the top notch team we have here at AREVO, which includes 12 PhDs in computer science, materials science, and robotics. Their work is leading important advances in composite materials and additive manufacturing.”
Additionally, this week AREVO named Dr.-Ing. Natalie Rudolph as Vice President of R&D.
Dr. Rudolph joined Arevo nearly two years ago as Director of Materials & Process to develop the world’s best M&P team. The team’s achievements within the company’s “AREVO DNA” thermoplastic deposition technology are perhaps best embodied by the recent introduction of the world’s first 3D-printed carbon fiber unibody bike frame.
“Building upon this success, as VP of R&D and head of engineering, Natalie will continue to lead Arevo’s success to transform the global composites manufacturing sector through digitalization,” added Hemant Bheda, Arevo co-founder and Chairman.
Source: AREVO