Thermoplastic composites

Laser-assisted thermoplastic composite automated fiber placement robot for bonding GF/PP unidirectional composites and braided composites

Zheng Zhang, Sheng Wang, Yonglong Ma, Baisong Pan, Min Sun, Guang Zhang, Hao Chai, Jiquan Li, Shaofei Jiang

Citations: 45 • 2024

In-situ consolidation of thermoplastic composites by automated fiber placement: Characterization of defects

Mahmoud Fereidouni, Suong V. Hoa

Citations: 26 • 2024

Thin-ply thermoplastic composites: From weak to robust transverse performance through microstructural and morphological tuning

Arthur Schlothauer, Georgios A. Pappas, Paolo Ermanni

Citations: 22 • 2023

Tough thermoplastic hydrogels with re-processability and recyclability for strain sensors

Xiaohua Zhang, Xuefeng Yang, Qiyuan Dai, Yichen Zhang, Haotian Pan, Chenxi Yu, Qi Feng, Shuangli Zhu, Hua Dong, Xiaodong Cao

Citations: 21 • 2020

Robot‐based thermoplastic fibre placement process

Markus Ahrens, Vishal Mallick, Karl Parfrey

Citations: 16 • 1998

Thermoplastic composite based processing technologies for high performance turbomachinery components

Vishal Mallick

Citations: 15 • 2001

Automation of Thermoplastic Composite Processing

Bruce J. Andersen, Jonathan S. Colton

Citations: 11 • 1990

Robotic based thermoplastic fibre placement process

Markus Ahrens, Vishal Mallick, Karl Parfrey

Citations: 9 • 2002

Automated Fabrication of High Performance Composites: An Overview of Research at the Langley Research Center

Norman J. Johnston, Timothy W. Towell, Joseph M. Marchello, Ray Grenoble

Citations: 8 • 1997

The mirror additive manufacturing process for tool-less fabrication of continuous carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin matrix composite

Tianhao Zhao, Leyan Chen, Kenan Zhang, Haihang Wang, Jie Yang, Qinglong An, Ming Chen, Jingwei Zhang

Citations: 6 • 2025

A combined optical-thermal model for laser-assisted fibre placement of thermoplastic composite materials

C.M. Stokes-Griffin

Citations: 6 • 2015

Research on Preparation Technology for Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Printing Filaments

Xiangjun Bi, Hongsheng Tan, Zonghui Li, Yuqin Li, Tengfei Liu

Citations: 5 • 2020

Thermal analysis of cylindrical molds using thermoplastic composite during robotic fiber placement

X.L. Liu, Zhenyu Han, Zhihui Zhao, Shouzheng Sun

Citations: 5 • 2021

Effect of ply orientation on bond strength in fiber-placed composites

Thijs Kok, W.J.B. Grouve, Laurent Warnet, Remko Akkerman

Citations: 5 • 2015

Belt-Press Tape Forming of Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic

Daichi TATSUNO, T. Yoneyama, Ryuichi Satake, Yoshinori FUJIHIRA

Citations: 5 • 2021

Lightweight design of industrial robot arm based on thermoplastic carbon fiber reinforced materials

Peng Zhang

Citations: 4 • 2025

Heated gripper concept to optimize heat transfer of fiber-reinforced-thermoplastics in automated thermoforming processes

Christopher Bruns, Florian Bohne, Moritz Micke-Camuz, Bernd‐Arno Behrens, Annika Raatz

Citations: 4 • 2019

AUTOMATED PRODUCTION OF CARBON FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC SINE WAVE BEAMS

Frederic Fischer, Matthias Beyrle, Manuel Endraß, Leonhard Häberle, Thomas Stefani, Gutschon Matthias, Philipp Gänswürger, Georg Braun, Michael Kupke

Citations: 4 • 2016

Some Experimental Investigation of Products from Thermoplastic Composite Materials Manufactured with Robot and LAFP

Samoil Samak, Svetlana Risteska, Vladimir Dukovski, Sase Trajkoski

Citations: 4 • 2020

High-speed symmetric additive manufacturing of continuous carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites

Jingwei Zhang, Leyan Chen, Kexin Yao, Jiahao He, Jun Yanagimoto

Citations: 2 • 2025