Design and Manufacture of Optimized Continuous Composite Fiber Filament Using Additive Manufacturing Systems

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the current state of Additive Manufacturing of Fiber Reinforced Plastics technology. Recent advances in additive manufacturing, with the introduction of fused deposition modeling of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastics, have opened a door for further improvements in composite manufacturing. We explore in detail the different available methods of manufacturing structures with continuous fiber reinforced plastics using additive manufacturing. It was found that it's possible to print different types of fibers; Glass, Carbon, Kevlar and Yute (Bio Filaments), and there are two types of resins that are mainly used; thermosets and thermoplastics. Finally, we conclude by analyzing current challenges of this technology in the area of design and structural optimization. *Corresponding author: Luca De Vivo Nicoloso, Department of Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego, California, USA, Tel: +1 858-5342230; E-mail: [email protected] Received July 21, 2017; Accepted July 29, 2017; Published August 10, 2017 Citation: Luca DV (2017) Design and Manufacture of Optimized Continuous Composite Fiber Filament Using Additive Manufacturing Systems. J Material Sci Eng 6: 363. doi: 10.4172/2169-0022.1000363 Copyright: © 2017 Luca DV. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.