CRP Technology launches Windform®
RS, the carbon fibre filled composite material with unparalleled and
exceptional mechanical characteristics, capable of superior performance, on the
Additive Manufacturing market.
Windform® RS is the tenth
material in the Windform® TOP-LINE range, created and developed by CRP
Technology for 3D printing fibre-reinforced polymer composites using the Powder
Bed Fusion process.
Its Technical Director and
CEO Franco Cevolini, states:
"CRP Technology’s propensity
to innovate and provide top-notch technological solutions is always at work,
and the Windform® RS proves it. We have managed to create a material with a
very high tensile strength (85.25 MPa) that at the same time has excellent
ductility (elongation at break of 9.46%) and a low density (1.10 g/cc). There
is no material in the Additive Manufacturing market today that can compete with
Windform® RS: the combination of high strength and high resilience makes it
unique."
Windform® RS is a material
resistant to damage, shock, vibration, deformation and high temperatures.
Its resilience properties are effective even below zero;
"It has been
successfully tested at -40°C", Cevolini
points out, "it is waterproof from as little as 1 millimetre thick, and is
classified HB according to the UL 94 flammability standard."
In addition, Windform® RS
has excellent machinability during the construction of the parts: "This is
a very important feature that should not be underestimated, Cevolini specifies. Many
materials on the market claim high performance, but then are difficult to
machine and so, during the manufacture of the part, there may be difficulties
that result in a poor final quality. This is not the case with Windform®
RS and all our materials: Windform® offers high performance and maintains good
machinability, which results in a superior end product.
In terms of applications,
Windform® RS is used in the construction of critical parts and end-use
applications for the most demanding industries such as Aerospace, Defence,
Robotics, Motorsport, Automotive, Marine.
It is ideal for heavy-duty
applications that withstand harsh conditions, accurate, reliable and durable
functional prototypes, custom and pre-series production.
