Suprem launches continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic brand tailored to AM
Filaprem materials feature high quality, exceptional fiber/matrix distribution and low porosity.
![Suprem Filaprem material.](https://d2n4wb9orp1vta.cloudfront.net/cms/brand/CW/2021-CW/1121-cw-Suprem-Filaprem1.jpg;maxWidth=720)
Photo Credit: Suprem SA
Suprem SA (Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland), offering 35 years of experience in developing and manufacturing products for additive manufacturing (AM), is launching a new brand, Filaprem, for continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastics for 3D printing. Filaprem materials are said to be tailored to replace steel, titanium or aluminum alloys with composites, and to locally strengthen plastics for lighter, stronger parts.
Suprem points to Filaprem’s high quality, exceptional fiber/matrix distribution and low porosity, all of which enable printed parts with low downtime and minimal scrap. High mechanical performance and enhanced temperature resistance are also features mentioned by the company. Further, Dr. Anatole Gilliot, CEO, says the Filaprem brand opens new opportunities for the design of small, complex parts, as well as remote, automated manufacturing.
Suprem’s materials can be applied in various applications from marine to space end markets.
Related Content
-
The state of recycled carbon fiber
As the need for carbon fiber rises, can recycling fill the gap?
-
Novel dry tape for liquid molded composites
MTorres seeks to enable next-gen aircraft and open new markets for composites with low-cost, high-permeability tapes and versatile, high-speed production lines.
-
Plant tour: Joby Aviation, Marina, Calif., U.S.
As the advanced air mobility market begins to take shape, market leader Joby Aviation works to industrialize composites manufacturing for its first-generation, composites-intensive, all-electric air taxi.