Cannon Ergos, a company of the Cannon Group, is working with Boeing on moulding trials for the feasibility of using recycled carbon fibre (rCF) for the fabrication of aircraft cabin interior sidewall panels.

It makes use of a thulium fiber laser, which offers a particular advantage: Since plastics absorb the corresponding wavelength well, the process does not require additional absorbers such as soot.

The expert for 3D printing technologies Stratasys, announced new manufacturing materials across three different 3D printing technologies, including third-party materials for FDM 3D printers for the first time.

Due to lockdowns in several countries, the demand for thermoplastic composites has declined significantly in many industries. Not only have supply-chains been disrupted, but also the absence of workers slowed down production.

How can manufacturers overcame the gap between industry-grade additive manufacturing and desktop 3D printing?

With the 'Darwin' project, the Fraunhofer Spinn-off Plus 10 and SKZ want to develop new AI solutions for injection moulding and put them through practical tests. The models will be tested on different machines in order to design a manufacturer-independent solution.

According to a new market research report the 3D Printing Materials Market will be worth 4.5 billion dollars by 2025 and will grow at a CAGR of 23.5 percent between 2020 and 2025.

According to a new market research report the composites market size is expected to grow from 74.0 billion Dollar in 2020 to 112.8 billion Dollar by 2025, at a CAGR of 8.8 percent during the forecast period.

Plastics manufacturer Epsan has introduced recycled carbon fiber reinforced compounds. The new products of Eplon+ grades are based on recycled carbon fibre materials.

Italy-based, Super Stile, a specialist design and manufacturing partner for automotive brands, has installed a large format Stratasys F770 3D Printer to increase the capacity of its existing industrial grade FDM-based additive manufacturing capability and provide greater agility in meeting customer application requirements for accurate larger-sized parts.