Advanced Manufacturing Processes of Composite Materials

A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Processes".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 745

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State IJR Center of Aerospace Design and Additive Manufacturing/Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
Interests: additive manufacturing; structural optimization; process optimization

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Dear Colleagues,

Advanced composite materials are commonly used in many fields due to their excellent properties, such as being lightweight and having excellent mechanical strength. Manufacturing processes play an important role in the performance and cost of composite structures. Traditional autoclave forming processes have defects such as high cost, low efficiency, and limited forming shape. New additive technologies liberate thermoforming process constraints but usually have low mechanical strength. Novel manufacturing processes for composites are needed to improve both performance and efficiency.

This Special Issue on “Advanced Manufacturing Processes of Composite Materials” seeks high-quality works focusing on the latest manufacturing processes for composites. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Hot-press molding processes;
  • Additive manufacturing of composites;
  • Process simulation and optimization;
  • Integrated design of composites, structures, and processes.

Dr. Yamin Li
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • composite materials
  • composite-forming processes
  • composite printing
  • process modeling
  • optimization of materials and processes

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Curved-Layer Slicing and Continuous Path Planning for Multi-Axis Printing of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Structures
by Yamin Li, Chenyang Shi and Xin Yan
Processes 2025, 13(2), 473; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13020473 - 8 Feb 2025
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Fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) additive manufacturing technologies have successfully overcome the limitations of traditional autoclave forming, offering significantly enhanced design freedom. However, one of the remaining key challenges is the planning of continuous printing paths that align with a defined fiber orientation vector field [...] Read more.
Fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) additive manufacturing technologies have successfully overcome the limitations of traditional autoclave forming, offering significantly enhanced design freedom. However, one of the remaining key challenges is the planning of continuous printing paths that align with a defined fiber orientation vector field within FRC structures. This paper introduces a comprehensive framework for multi-axis curved-layer printing of 3D FRC parts. First, a novel multi-axis curved-layer slicing method based on deformed space mapping is proposed. This approach ensures that the sliced curved layers are as parallel as possible to the intended fiber orientations, improving the alignment between the printing process and fiber direction. Next, a vector field-driven printing path planning method for each curved layer is developed, which guarantees that the generated printing paths conform to the specified fiber orientations while also ensuring continuous material deposition. Additionally, a new algorithm for generating support structures tailored to curved layers is proposed, preventing material collapse during the printing process. The effectiveness of the proposed slicing method, path planning, and support structure generation are validated through extensive experiments and simulations, demonstrating their potential to significantly improve the performance and versatility of FRC additive manufacturing. Full article
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