Sustainable and intelligent manufacturing processes for new generation thermoplastic composites.

The main objective of the ZE-KONP project is to develop manufacturing and forming technologies for functional thermoplastic composites structures, reinforced with continuous and discontinuous fibre, to generate new products with high added value. Research is being carried out into the composition of materials, the implementation of in-process sensors, the topological optimisation of products, the modelling and simulation of processes, the obtaining of hybrid structures by combining manufacturing technologies such as tape-laying, 3D printing, and compression and injection over-moulding, and addressing the end-of-life analysis of products and processes.