Maximize the flexibility of your production with thermoplastic fiber preforms.
✓With outstanding impact resistance and mechanical stiffness
✓ for more efficient processing without chemical hardening and
✓ precise adaptation to complex shapes
✓ Reusable, as it is easily reshaped.
Thermoplastic fiber preforms
Through advanced Tailored Fiber Placement Procedure We produce Fiber preforms, which are specifically designed for processing with Thermoplastics or were developed in thermoplastic processing processes.
We use fibers such as carbon or glass fibers, sustainable natural fibers, and commingled yarns. The preforms offer outstanding properties in terms of impact strength and high mechanical stiffness.
Our technology enables the precise adaptation of the preforms to complex and demanding formsThis is crucial for the production of components that must withstand specific stresses and requirements.
Benefit from these advantages:
- Reusability: Thermoplastics can be returned to a malleable state by heating and reshaped.
- Shorter processing times: Faster manufacturing processes, as no chemical hardening is required.
- High impact resistance: Generally less brittle than thermosets.
- Formability: Easier to shape, especially for complex geometries.
- Potentially lower costs: Both in manufacturing and processing.
- Weldability: Thermoplastic preforms can be joined by welding, which is not possible with thermosets.
- Weight reduction: They are often lighter than conventional materials such as metals, which is particularly advantageous in aerospace and automotive engineering to improve fuel efficiency and performance.
Our semi-finished textile products are suitable as Reinforcement structures for all Products made of plastic or SMC materialThey impress with outstanding textile, thermal, mechanical and optical properties.
No matter what challenge you are currently facing with your product or component, let's work together to find a way to optimize your products.
Thermoplastic processing methods for textile preforms
Thermoforming / Hot pressing
At the Thermoform or Hot pressing The embroidered fiber material is laminated or coated with a thermoplastic film. The laminated material is then heated to make it malleable. It is then pressed into or over a mold, where it takes on the desired shape under pressure and heat.
This process is particularly well suited for flat or slightly curved parts and is frequently used in the automotive and aerospace industries for interior trim and structural components.
Injection molding
At the Injection molding The embroidered fiber material is placed as a reinforcing insert into an injection mold. Thermoplastic material is then injected into the mold, encasing the fiber insert and thus forming the finished part.
Suitable for more complex parts with specific reinforcement requirements, such as housing parts or components subject to high mechanical loads.
Laminating and hot pressing
The embroidered fiber material is laminated with thermoplastic resins or films and then, under heat and pressure, is pressed into its final shape.
This thermoplastic processing method is frequently used to produce flat or slightly curved parts with high requirements for strength and stiffness.
Textile preforms reinforce components and products in these and other applications.
Construction & Architecture
Marine & Shipbuilding
automotive industry
Medicine & Orthopedics
Electronics
Sports & Freetime
Textile preforms for further processing using thermoplastic methods
Together with you, we develop the ideal combination of carrier material, fiber or fiber mix, fiber orientation, and the contour of the reinforcement structure (preform) for further processing in your component or product. From the outset, we focus on the cost-effective production of your semi-finished products.
Our fiber preforms and functional elements are suitable for further processing with these
thermoplastic processes:
- Thermoform
- Injection molding
- Laminating and hot pressing
Choose the appropriate fiber or fiber combination
For your specific application, we will work with you to find the right fiber or fiber combination that meets your needs. required material properties Your textile preform offers the advantage of combining different lightweight fibers with each other or with metal fibers to create hybrid structures. Your product and application determine the appropriate material mix.
We are happy to advise you personally!
Commingling for thermoplastic applications
The introduction of commingled or hybrid yarns marks a significant advance in textile processing technology. This technology offers decisive advantages, particularly in the field of thermoplastic applications. It enables the Combination of carbon, glass, natural and high-performance fibers with various plastics such as polypropylene (PP), polyamide 6 (PA6) and polyetheretherketone (PEEK).
The Integration of two different materials into one yarn Continuous fiber filaments open up new possibilities and applications – both during the automated embroidery process and in the final product. The embroidery process allows for precise fiber placement, resulting in even distribution and strength in the finished product.
Tailored Fiber Placement significantly minimizes waste and reduces your production costs. At the same time, very high recyclability and reusability are given.
PP (polypropylene)
PP is a versatile polymer with excellent properties, including low weight, resistance to moisture and chemicals, and good insulating properties. Combining carbon, glass, and other fibers with PP fibers opens up possibilities for durable and lightweight materials used in various industries, from packaging to sporting goods.
- Lightest commercially available synthetic fiber
- Very tensile and durable
- Easily recyclable
PA6 (polycaprolactam / polyamide 6)
PA6 in combination with carbon fibers has demonstrated remarkable advantages. The addition of carbon fibers to PA6 significantly improves stiffness and strength, resulting in materials capable of withstanding extreme loads. Combining these two materials creates innovative opportunities for applications in the automotive industry, construction, and high-performance applications where strength and durability are critical.
- Known under the brand name "Perlon"
- Very high tensile strength (even at very low temperatures) and very good sliding properties
- Dampens noise and vibrations
PEEK (Polyether Etherketone)
The use of PEEK in fiber technology has attracted attention because this high-performance polymer exhibits exceptional mechanical properties, chemical resistance, and temperature stability. In combination with, for example, glass fibers, PEEK can be used to create composite materials that offer exceptional strength and stiffness. Combining this polymer with other fibers expands its applications in fields such as aerospace, automotive, and medical technology.
- Flame-retardant and self-extinguishing
- Very impact resistant
- Corrosion-resistant
Benefit from preforms using Tailored Fiber Placement
Economically
Cost-efficient production of complex preforms
Complex structures
Complex patterns, layers, or arrangements of fibers in preforms for pinpoint reinforcement
Light & stable
Lightweight fibers and carrier materials, but high stiffness due to optimal fiber alignment
Hybrid
Individual combination of lightweight fibers (carbon, glass fiber, aramid, basalt, …) and metals
Multifunctional
Seamless integration of heating wires or sensor threads into fiber preforms
Reproducible
Manufacturing with high repeatability in small and large series.
Textile preforms from the manufacturer
- You want your component or product made of plastic stable, lightweighter and powerful do?
- You are looking for a manufacturer who will work with you to develop a individually developed fiber reinforcement, which places your component exactly there flexibly reinforced, where you need structural capacity the most?
Get in touch with us! We look forward to your idea or challenge!
This is how your dry preforms are created.
- Joint development of a layout for the targeted enhancement of your product.
- Selection of suitable fibers, fiber combinations and carrier material
- Creation of CAD data on the PC
- Production of a sample
- Testing the sample preforms in your further processing
- Optimization or release for production
- Series production of your semi-finished products in small or large series through TFP Technology
Fiber preforms can do even more
Fiber preforms for thermoset processing methods
Using an innovative TFP process, we produce fiber preforms for thermoset processing.
Electric heating elements - also for integration into fiber composites
Integrate a heating function seamlessly and homogeneously into your fiber composite component or plastic product!
Preforms with sensors for integration into fiber-reinforced composites
Seamlessly expand your fiber composite component with necessary or additional functions, such as damage sensing, measurement data acquisition, data transmission and much more!
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