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The 3D knitting technology will benefit any composite manufacturer that wishes to improve quality and decrease cost by automating their labor intensive lay-up process. 3D Knitting is a breakthrough technology to replace your manual lay-up process bringing speed, quality and economic benefits to your overall production.
The technology will knit a preform in one piece that may incorporate multiple materials such as carbon, glass or quartz. With this process, there is no raw material waste, cutting and lay-up times are significantly reduced. The thermoplastic resin can also be knit together with the reinforcement materials to enhance quality and reduce raw material handling cost.
3D knitting is a highly versatile technology which can be used to manufacture any shape, including complex geometries, and can meet demanding requirements often encountered high performance markets such as aerospace, marine, and automotive.
Key features:
With RT2I 3D knitting technology the composite part is made in one piece regardless the geometry complexity. RT2I offers speed, efficiency and reproducibility:
- RT2i Process is about 10 times more efficient than traditional manual lay-up.
- The RT2I automated process is highly reproducible, and guarantee consistent pattern and fiber/matrix ratio.
- The process has nearly zero waste material.
- The process is only using dry fiber which elminate the need for energivor cold temperature storage and specific logistic condition.
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