Additive Manufacturing (AM), and more specifically Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF), allow
the production of highly customized parts, provide enormous freedom-of-design and can …

Fiber-reinforced composite materials are replacing metallic components due to their higher
specific strength and stiffness. Automation and thermoplastics emerged to overcome the …

Material extrusion (ME) is a layer-by-layer additive manufacturing process that is now used
in personal and commercial production where prototyping and customization are required …

Ultrasonic welding (USW) provides a cost-efficient method for joining fiber reinforced
thermoplastic composite (FRTP) which is increasingly used in various industries as a kind of …

Polymer composites have certain advantages over metals in terms of mechanical as well as
metallurgical properties. These can be joined with similar as well as dissimilar polymer …

Flexible packaging has many advantages in the food industry, arising from low weight,
formability, multilayer complexity and cost. Heat sealing is a very efficient technique to close …

Silicon (Si) is considered a high-capacity anode material with potential for next-generation
lithium-ion batteries. However, the commercial application of Si anode is seriously hindered …

Poly (ether ether ketone)(PEEK) is a high-performance, semicrystalline thermoplastic that
has attracted significant interest for material extrusion additive manufacturing techniques …

In this research, pre-cracked carbon fiber reinforced composite laminates, based on an
infusible thermoplastic resin (Elium®), were manufactured via the vacuum assisted resin …

Coatings are now frequently used on cutting tool inserts in the metal production sector due
to their better wear resistance and heat barrier effect. Protective hard coatings with a …