IACMI r&d new carbon fiber thermoplastic materials

American ancestors composites manufacturing innovation research institute ( IACMI) , is a company dedicated to promoting American composite material and process development of co-operative institutions. On May 15, IACMI published by dupont ( DuPont) Host, IACMI, Fibrtec company ( In Atlanta, USA) And purdue university ( 普渡大学) Participate in the development of the first phase project is completed. The first phase of research is developed a new type of carbon fiber composites molding process, the fabric formability, compared with the traditional fabric material is obvious progress. Project the first phase of huge significance to the start of the second phase, the structure of the carbon fibre composite can be useful to reduce the production cost, make it more suitable for application in the field of automobile and other large-scale production is necessary. The ACMI project of new material combines Fibrtec company developed fast flexible coating tow Fibrliex, dupont fabric forming ( 快速形成织物,复位触发器) Technology and proprietary polyamide resin, and characterization of purdue university, modeling and performance ability. Part tow coating material is carbon fiber impregnated gained by the polyamide resin composite material, and full of resin impregnated softer than tow. Tow fast molding process is a method of making more orientation fabric, don't need to make tyra tow molding process. Experiment, modeling and simulation results show this process/material combination is producing low-cost continuation of useful methods of fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites keywords ranking, process performance excellence. IACMI chief officer John A. Hopkins said: & other; We will be more considerate in the second phase of the project for the new carbon fiber strengthening performance test of thermoplastic material of presoak liaoning personnel examination information network, at the same time, verify that the materials in high speed, cost sensitive applications used in the molding process of feasibility. This part will show the material the applicability of the large-scale development in automobile industry manufacturing, we also reduce energy consumption tension part of long-term development goals. ”