Investigation of a New Approach for Additively Manufactured Continuous Fiber-reinforced Polymers

First additive manufacturing processes (AM) for the production of fiber reinforced plastics (FRP) have been developed, which use Fused Layer Modelling (FLM) processes by implementing the fibers into the matrix material prior to extruding or within the nozzle. A method for implementing the fibers outside of the printing nozzle and outside of the thermoplastic filaments directly into the part while it is being manufactured has not yet been analyzed properly. This study shows the gain in tensile strength and Young's modulus for different implementation methods of glass and carbon fibers on the building platform.