FutureFibre is a collaborative research and development project being run by the team at the Lightweight Manufacturing Centre combining the experience of academics and industry professionals and the infrastructure and resources needed to delve deeper into alternatives to the traditional fibre manufacturing process.
Through a dual approach of improving the green credentials of the production process and employing new methods of recycling existing carbon fibre and thermoplastic fibre materials, FutureFibre aims to deliver an effective, lightweight solution with a significantly reduced carbon footprint.
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A benchtop laboratory scale system that can produce melt-spun fibres from a small quantity of material; the fibre spinning rig is ideal for early fibre formulation screening and development. The equipment is modular in design, so it can also be equipped with other modules to produce materials, such as tapes, films and granules.