Open AccessECO-CLIP: circular economy from factory waste material towards aircraft structural components
Author(s) -
R Travieso-Puente,
C Martín-Pérez,
N González-Castro,
E. Rodríguez-Senín,
J Vidal-Navarro,
G Vicente-Guerrero,
Sebastiaan Veldman
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1226/1/012104
Subject(s) - fuselage , factory (object oriented programming) , molding (decorative) , manufacturing engineering , raw material , fused deposition modeling , welding , process (computing) , engineering , mechanical engineering , 3d printing , process engineering , computer science , chemistry , operating system , organic chemistry , programming language
This paper discusses the development of short fibre frame clips and system brackets made from recycling CF/LMPAEK factory waste composites employing two technologies (injection molding and 3D-printing). The project will develop and validate fused deposition modeling (FDM) as cost-efficient process to manufacture system brackets using the novel formulation of recycled composite as raw material. Energy directors development for ultrasonic welding is presented for successful joining of the clips to the fuselage, avoiding fasteners. The manufactured parts will be assembled into the lower half of the multifunctional fuselage demonstrator. The results were developed within ECO-CLIP project, which aims to: (1) assess technical aspects of material recyclability and (2) assess the economic and environmental validity of the technology.