{"id":483151,"date":"2010-03-28T18:09:22","date_gmt":"2010-03-28T22:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/fraunhofer-laser-carbon-fiber-process\/14635\/"},"modified":"2010-03-28T18:09:22","modified_gmt":"2010-03-28T22:09:22","slug":"lasers-make-carbon-fiber-fabrication-quicker-and-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/483151","title":{"rendered":"Lasers make carbon fiber fabrication quicker and easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/laser.jpg\" alt=\"Fraunhofer's laser and fiber\/resin tape-based carbon fiber production process\"><\/p>\n<p>Scientists at Germany&#8217;s Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology have devised a carbon fiber fabrication process that they say is considerably quicker and easier than the conventional method. Traditionally, carbon fiber products are made by lining a form with carbon fiber matting, saturating the matting with liquid resin, repeating this process for several layers, plastic-bagging the whole works and pumping all the air out, then baking it in an oven. The Fraunhofer process does away with the matting, liquid resin, vacuum-bagging and oven, and will hopefully make carbon fiber more abundant and thus more affordable&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/carbon+fiber\/\" rel=\"tag\">Carbon Fiber<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/fraunhofer\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fraunhofer<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/laser\/\" rel=\"tag\">Laser<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/meccaniche-veloci-teams-with-brembo-to-create-worlds-first-carbon-fiber-wristwatch\/11481\/\">Meccaniche Veloci teams with Brembo to create world&#8217;s first carbon fiber wristwatch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/lotus-evora-carbon-concept-car\/14479\/\">Lotus Evora Carbon Concept Car<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/7305\/\">Carbon Fiber heating technology for portable warming oven <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/fraunhofer-develops-technology-for-the-bonded-aircraft\/9975\/\">Fraunhofer develops technology for the bonded aircraft<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/mini-medical-pump-gives-accurate-doses\/9291\/\">Mini medical pump design provides accurate dosage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/4136\/\">World&#8217;s Fastest Robotic Case Packer &#8211; Carbon Fiber reduces weight increases throughput <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/hwlnuyz3oddFys9thJBZBRei0RI\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/hwlnuyz3oddFys9thJBZBRei0RI\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/hwlnuyz3oddFys9thJBZBRei0RI\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/hwlnuyz3oddFys9thJBZBRei0RI\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=BdgsgO2udrI:K8G_tud4kLQ:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=BdgsgO2udrI:K8G_tud4kLQ:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=BdgsgO2udrI:K8G_tud4kLQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=BdgsgO2udrI:K8G_tud4kLQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=BdgsgO2udrI:K8G_tud4kLQ:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=BdgsgO2udrI:K8G_tud4kLQ:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=BdgsgO2udrI:K8G_tud4kLQ:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/BdgsgO2udrI\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists at Germany&#8217;s Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology have devised a carbon fiber fabrication process that they say is considerably quicker and easier than the conventional method. 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