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Industrial Advantages to 3D Printing
Benefits at Both Ends of the Scale NatureWorks is continuously expanding its portfolio of Ingeo polylactic acid (PLA) materials which includes well-established grades for fibers and nonwovens, extrusion and injection molding, and increasingly those for 3D printing. Monofilaments made with Ingeo PLA have notable 3D printing characteristics such as precise detail, good adhesion to build …
Production technologies for textile-reinforced concrete – today and tomorrow
Concrete can be reinforced in many ways. The most widely used and probably best known is steel-reinforced concrete, in which steel is formed into grids and encased in concrete. It is also possible to reinforce concrete with plain fibers, which are added to the concrete by simple mixing. The following considers technology to reinforce the …