SCF3D

SCF3D

Structural Continuous Fiber 3D Printing System

The SCF3D creates functional components with enhanced structural integrity using Structural Continuous Fiber 3D printing. Produces stronger parts with less material, perfect for manufacturers revolutionizing production.

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Key Features & Benefits

  • Complex Structure Creation: Ability to print intricate shapes and structures from the ground up, adding continuous reinforcement as needed.
  • Mold-Free Manufacturing: Eliminates the need for molds, enabling freeform printing from a blank slate, enhancing design freedom.
  • Thermally Stable Molds: Produces molds with high thermal stability, suitable for high-temperature applications.
  • Uninterrupted Fiber Reinforcement: Integrates continuous fibers throughout the printing process for high-strength outputs.
  • Quality-Centric Design: Produces components with high fiber volume fractions and strong inter-layer bonding.

Technical Specifications

  • Deposition speeds upto 9kg/hr
  • -0/+2 mm accuracy
  • Material Type:
    • Thermoplastic: PA, PEEK, PEAK
    • Reinforcement: Carbon fiber, Glass fiber,
  • Ability to print with granulates with and without continuous reinforcement

Applications and Case Studies

Energy Industry:

  • Application Produces components like wind turbine blades and tidal energy systems.
  • Case Study A renewable energy company used AddPath for SCF3D to create durable wind turbine blades, controlling fiber orientation for structural integrity.

Medical Industry:

  • Application Makes prosthetic limbs and orthopedic braces.
  • Case Study A medical device company used AddPath in SCF3D to customize prosthetic limbs, using precise adjustments of the system, resulting in lightweight, strong prosthetics that enhance patient comfort and mobility.

AFP-XS Compatible Accessories

Laser heater

The Laser Heater operates at temperatures up to 200℃, offering precise, non-contact heating ideal for thermoset and thermoplastic materials. Positioned for direct fiber heating, it allows fine-tuned thermal management, ensuring consistent bonding and enhancing material strength and durability in AFP processes.

Flash Lamp heater

The Flash Lamp Heater provides rapid, localized heating critical for thermoplastic processing, effectively supporting high-speed AFP operations. Positioned near the fiber laydown area, it delivers controlled bursts of heat to optimize fiber adhesion without compromising material integrity, suitable for high-demand layup scenarios.

Thermal camera

Our dedicated thermal camera accessory ensures high-quality AFP processing through real-time monitoring. Mounted directly on the AFP system with adjustable positioning, it captures detailed thermal data to enhance quality control and seamlessly integrates with the system for precise heating management.

Layup table

Addcomposites provides high-quality layup tables in various sizes, with patterned holes for accurate positioning of molds and plates, including heated options . The hole pattern is replicated in the path planning software, enabling precise recognition of mold and plate locations for accurate 

Quick tool changer.Tool stand

Addcomposites designs and provides a quick tool changer to switch between the end-effectors, in which the wires and materials can pass through the quick tool changer.

Ultrasonic trimmer

The Ultrasonic Trimmer is designed to make precise cuts in fiber-reinforced materials, leveraging ultrasonic technology to minimize fraying and ensure clean edges. Integrated into the AFP system, this trimmer enhances layup precision by creating smooth, exact trimming, essential for complex contours and high-performance composite applications.

Force sensor

Addcomposites seamlessly integrates a force sensor, strategically mounted between the robot flange and the AFP mounting plate. This sensor provides real-time data on compaction forces during the AFP process, ensuring consistent fiber placement and optimal bond strength.

Laser line scanner

The Laser Line Scanner, optimally positioned in the AFP process, captures precise point cloud data. This data, processed through Addcomposites' proprietary computer vision model, enables real-time identification of gap/overlap defects during layup. Users have full access to the raw data, ensuring transparency. The advanced model ensures top-notch defect detection, elevating the AFP process's quality.

Water-cooled compaction roller

Our water-cooled compaction roller is designed for enhanced durability during high-temperature AFP operations, providing precise cooling control in thermoplastic layups. This minimizes roller aging and reduces the risk of impurities from prolonged exposure to heat, ensuring optimal layup quality and extended roller life.

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Laser heater
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The Laser Heater operates at temperatures up to 200℃, offering precise, non-contact heating ideal for thermoset and thermoplastic materials. Positioned for direct fiber heating, it allows fine-tuned thermal management, ensuring consistent bonding and enhancing material strength and durability in AFP processes.

Flash Lamp heater
Read More

The Flash Lamp Heater provides rapid, localized heating critical for thermoplastic processing, effectively supporting high-speed AFP operations. Positioned near the fiber laydown area, it delivers controlled bursts of heat to optimize fiber adhesion without compromising material integrity, suitable for high-demand layup scenarios.

Thermal camera
Read More

Our dedicated thermal camera accessory ensures high-quality AFP processing through real-time monitoring. Mounted directly on the AFP system with adjustable positioning, it captures detailed thermal data to enhance quality control and seamlessly integrates with the system for precise heating management.

Layup table
Read More

Addcomposites provides high-quality layup tables in various sizes, with patterned holes for accurate positioning of molds and plates, including heated options . The hole pattern is replicated in the path planning software, enabling precise recognition of mold and plate locations for accurate 

Quick tool changer.Tool stand
Read More

Addcomposites designs and provides a quick tool changer to switch between the end-effectors, in which the wires and materials can pass through the quick tool changer.

Ultrasonic trimmer
Read More

The Ultrasonic Trimmer is designed to make precise cuts in fiber-reinforced materials, leveraging ultrasonic technology to minimize fraying and ensure clean edges. Integrated into the AFP system, this trimmer enhances layup precision by creating smooth, exact trimming, essential for complex contours and high-performance composite applications.

Force sensor
Read More

Addcomposites seamlessly integrates a force sensor, strategically mounted between the robot flange and the AFP mounting plate. This sensor provides real-time data on compaction forces during the AFP process, ensuring consistent fiber placement and optimal bond strength.

Laser line scanner
Read More

The Laser Line Scanner, optimally positioned in the AFP process, captures precise point cloud data. This data, processed through Addcomposites' proprietary computer vision model, enables real-time identification of gap/overlap defects during layup. Users have full access to the raw data, ensuring transparency. The advanced model ensures top-notch defect detection, elevating the AFP process's quality.

Water-cooled compaction roller
Read More

Our water-cooled compaction roller is designed for enhanced durability during high-temperature AFP operations, providing precise cooling control in thermoplastic layups. This minimizes roller aging and reduces the risk of impurities from prolonged exposure to heat, ensuring optimal layup quality and extended roller life.

Laser heater
Read More

The Laser Heater operates at temperatures up to 200℃, offering precise, non-contact heating ideal for thermoset and thermoplastic materials. Positioned for direct fiber heating, it allows fine-tuned thermal management, ensuring consistent bonding and enhancing material strength and durability in AFP processes.

Flash Lamp heater
Read More

The Flash Lamp Heater provides rapid, localized heating critical for thermoplastic processing, effectively supporting high-speed AFP operations. Positioned near the fiber laydown area, it delivers controlled bursts of heat to optimize fiber adhesion without compromising material integrity, suitable for high-demand layup scenarios.

Thermal camera
Read More

Our dedicated thermal camera accessory ensures high-quality AFP processing through real-time monitoring. Mounted directly on the AFP system with adjustable positioning, it captures detailed thermal data to enhance quality control and seamlessly integrates with the system for precise heating management.

Layup table
Read More

Addcomposites provides high-quality layup tables in various sizes, with patterned holes for accurate positioning of molds and plates, including heated options . The hole pattern is replicated in the path planning software, enabling precise recognition of mold and plate locations for accurate 

Quick tool changer.Tool stand
Read More

Addcomposites designs and provides a quick tool changer to switch between the end-effectors, in which the wires and materials can pass through the quick tool changer.

Ultrasonic trimmer
Read More

The Ultrasonic Trimmer is designed to make precise cuts in fiber-reinforced materials, leveraging ultrasonic technology to minimize fraying and ensure clean edges. Integrated into the AFP system, this trimmer enhances layup precision by creating smooth, exact trimming, essential for complex contours and high-performance composite applications.

Force sensor
Read More

Addcomposites seamlessly integrates a force sensor, strategically mounted between the robot flange and the AFP mounting plate. This sensor provides real-time data on compaction forces during the AFP process, ensuring consistent fiber placement and optimal bond strength.

Laser line scanner
Read More

The Laser Line Scanner, optimally positioned in the AFP process, captures precise point cloud data. This data, processed through Addcomposites' proprietary computer vision model, enables real-time identification of gap/overlap defects during layup. Users have full access to the raw data, ensuring transparency. The advanced model ensures top-notch defect detection, elevating the AFP process's quality.

Water-cooled compaction roller
Read More

Our water-cooled compaction roller is designed for enhanced durability during high-temperature AFP operations, providing precise cooling control in thermoplastic layups. This minimizes roller aging and reduces the risk of impurities from prolonged exposure to heat, ensuring optimal layup quality and extended roller life.

Powered by AddPrint

AddPrint is a dedicated slicing and path generation software developed in-house by Addcomposites, meticulously designed to cater to the SCF3D printing process for programming and monitoring. It empowers users to effortlessly program and simulate 3D printing operations, enhancing production efficiency.

Users can define, modify, and adjust printing paths, visualize planned prints to identify and correct issues, accurately calculate material requirements, time, and costs, and generate precise control programs for the 3D printing process.

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