Company says rapid prototyping process for its Xycomp DLF thermoplastic composite material is aimed at aerospace, advanced air mobility, and defence customers
Greene Tweed, a Lansdale, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of advanced materials, has introduced a rapid prototyping process for its Xycomp DLF thermoplastic composite material, aimed at aerospace, advanced air mobility, and defence customers. The company says the process, which balances machined and net-molded tooling features, cuts prototype lead times by nearly 50 per cent compared with traditional production methods while maintaining production-representative material properties. "This process expedites the timeline to evaluate Xycomp composites in real-world applications by putting production-quality parts in engineers' hands in a fraction of the time," said George Rawa, general manager of structural and engineered components at Greene Tweed.
