addform - additively manufactured tools for thermoforming for the cost-efficient realisation of fiber reinforced composites

In the addform project funded by the Bavarian Research Foundation, the partners Fraunhofer IGCV, BBG GmbH & Co. KG, voxeljet AG, Sandhelden GmbH & Co. KG, Gierl DCP GmbH und Miedl Kunststoff und Design GmbH developed an innovative process chain for the fast and cost-effective production of fiber-reinforced, thermoplastic-based shell structures - especially for the production of prototypes and small series. The solution combines the advantages of additively manufactured sand molds with the possibilities of a fast thermoforming process.