The growing use of carbon and glass fibres has increased awareness about their waste
disposal methods. Tonnes of composite waste containing valuable carbon fibres and glass …

Freedom of design, mass customisation, waste minimisation and the ability to manufacture
complex structures, as well as fast prototyping, are the main benefits of additive …

Abstract Continuous Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites (CFRTPCs) are becoming
alternative materials to replace the conventional thermosetting polymers and metals due to …

The mechanical properties of thermoplastic composite components in the thickness direction
are insufficient to meet the requirements of aerospace and other fields as an alternative to …

In recent years, phase change materials (PCM) have become increasingly popular for
energy applications due to their unique properties. However, the low thermal conductivity of …

In recent years, new revolutionary paradigms generally indicated using the term Industry 4.0,
have been conceived and are progressively applied in several manufacturing systems to …

Fused deposition modelling (FDM) is a promising additive manufacturing technology and an
alternative of conventional processes for the fabrication of fibre reinforced composites due to …

Thermoplastic resin systems have long been discussed for use in large-scale composite
parts but have yet to be exploited by the energy industry. The use of these resins versus their …

Continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic composites (CFRTPCs) are becoming more
significant in industrial applications due to their inherit advantages such as excellent …

Fused filament fabrication (FFF) is a promising additive manufacturing (AM) technology due
to its ability to build thermoplastics parts with advantages in the design and optimization of …