Objective
The target in the proposed project is to develop vacuum forming as a low cost production process for continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic products. Three groups of companies will benefit from this development:
1) companies that work with unreinforced thermoplastics,
2) the ones that work with reinforced thermoplastics and
3) the ones that work with reinforced thermo sets. The innovative aspect of this project is to combine the advantages of the vacuum forming process with the advantages of continuous fibre reinforced materials. The process in view aims at combining the short production times and low pressures associated with the vacuum forming process with the high stiffness and strengths resulting form the use of fibre reinforced thermoplastics.
Call for proposal
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EAW - Exploratory awardsCoordinator
5667 KX GELDROP
Netherlands