Automated noodle production with 3D weavingtechnology

Important results from the project

The project´s objective was to produce a complete construction basis for a fully automatic production equipment for the manufacture of so-called carbon fiber noodles. The intricate geometry of the noodles makes them difficult and expensive to manufacture, but 3D weaving can contribute to cheaper production and at the same time a more consistent quality. That, however, requires an automated and relatively fast machine, and the development of such was the goal of this project. The goals have been met but not quite to the desired extent, as some work remains at the end of the project.

Expected long term effects

** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** The project has resulted in extensive material for proceeding with manufacture of a fully automated machine for 3D weaving. The work is an important building block for more extensive commercialization of the 3D weaving technology that was developed in Sweden and has attracted great international attention. Both in the relationship with existing and future customers, and potential investors, it is important to be able to show that a rational and economically sustainable production is possible and that there is a basis for an industrial scale-up.

Approach and implementation

** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** The project was run as a development project with participating parties as project owners and hired consultants as specialists in machine development and construction. The arrangement fulfilled all necessary conditions to be successful, but the outcome was still a little worse than expected since not all consultants quite lived up to expectations. The effects of this, however, were limited by the division into phases with partial reconciliations, which meant that the problems were noticed in time to act and make appropriate changes.