PRODUCTION OF ARTICLES MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS BY 3D-PRINTING METHOD

摘要

The invention relates to the field of additive technologies and can be used for manufacturing components and structures made of composite materials. A device comprises an extruder having inlet channels, a heater, a camera, a temperature sensor, a nozzle for material discharge, mechanisms for feeding material and composite fiber in the form of thread, a thread-cutting mechanism, a table and a three-dimensional displacement mechanism. A method comprises manufacturing composite fiber, feeding the fiber and thermoplastic material into the extruder, and heating up the extruder, wherein the thermoplastic material is combined with the composite fiber. The composite material is then extruded onto the surface of the table, where the composite fiber cools and hardens, and the melt of thermoplastic material solidifies, bonding the composite fibers to one another and forming the article. In addition, in the process of forming the article, the composite fiber is cut and the extruder moves on to the next section of the trajectory thereof.