#Product Trends
3D printing for the nautical industry
Making composites part with 3D printed tools
3D printed composite tooling using FDM technology offers the fastest, most cost-effective means of producing composite structures. FDM composite tools take only days to produce instead of weeks or months and avoid the high cost, touch-labor and long lead times of traditional tool fabrication.
Sacrificial composite tooling simplifies the production of hollow and trapped-tool configurations, providing greater design freedom without the need for complex tooling. The tool material dissolves in a detergent solution, leaving only the cured composite part, enabling one-piece, seamless designs.
Achieve Dramatic Efficiencies in Composite Tool Production
Reduce the time and cost to produce composite structures using tools made with FDM Technology. FDM composite tooling enables cost-effective prototyping and simplifies tool design and fabrication while increasing functionality.
In this design guide you’ll learn how to:
Choose the appropriate FDM material based on your design criteria
Design tools using the most effective construction methods
Process the CAD file for optimal build results
Post-process tools to achieve the best composite fabrication outcomes
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