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WHAT WILL YOU FORTIFY? As 3D Printing applications transition from prototyping to end use part manufacturing, material properties are a critical enabling factor. Customers crave the advantages of on-demand manufacturing, yet demand higher performance than current additive platforms can deliver. BRINGING INNOVATION TO ADDITIVE Fortify’s solution to this challenge is a breakthrough technology that introduces reinforcing fiber to photopolymer resins during fabrication. Magnetic fields align fibers throughout the build to optimize strength, stiffness, and other properties. This controlled approach to fiber alignment is unprecedented in both 3D printing and traditional composite manufacturing. KEY APPLICATIONS DIGITAL COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING (DCM) Fortify software optimizes fiber alignment based on part load conditions ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH OPTIMIZED FIBER ALIGNMENT MOLD INSERTS PRODUCTION PARTS LEVEL OF STRESS FIBER ALIGNMENT MAGNETIC FIELD MATERIAL PROPERTIES • Strength • Stiffness • Wear Resistance • Thermal and Creep Stability OPEN MATERIALS FOCUS: Fortify partners with leading global suppliers to source base engineering resins for our reinforcing fibers. As these raw materials improve year over year, Fortify’s digital composites will continue to enable new applications.
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WHAT WILL YOU FORTIFY?
As 3D Printing applications transition from prototyping to end use part manufacturing, material properties are a critical enabling factor. Customers crave the advantages of on-demand manufacturing, yet demand higher performance than current additive platforms can deliver.
BRINGING INNOVATION TO ADDITIVE
Fortify’s solution to this challenge is a breakthrough technology that introduces reinforcing fiber to photopolymer resins during fabrication. Magnetic fields align fibers throughout the build to optimize strength, stiffness, and other properties. This controlled approach to fiber alignment is unprecedented in both 3D printing and traditional composite manufacturing.
KEY APPLICATIONS
DIGITAL COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING (DCM)
Fortify software optimizes fiber alignment based on part load conditions
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH OPTIMIZED FIBER ALIGNMENT
MOLD INSERTS PRODUCTION PARTS
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MATERIAL PROPERTIES
• Strength• Stiffness• Wear Resistance• Thermal and Creep Stability
OPEN MATERIALS FOCUS: Fortify partners with leading global suppliers to source base engineering resins for our reinforcing fibers. As these raw materials improve year over year,
Fortify’s digital composites will continue to enable new applications.
HOW IT WORKS (SEE STEPS BELOW)
SAMPLE MATERIAL PROPERTIES
UTS: 95-150 MpaModulus: 4-9 GpaHDT: 160-280 degrees C
Build Volume: 5"x9"x14"Build Layer: 10-100 micron
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Digital Composite Manufacturing (DCM) steps below:
1. A layer of material is supplied to the build area with reinforcement randomly aligned.
2. A magnetic field is applied to align the reinforcing particles.
3. Active voxels are exposed to UV light, curing the reinforcement orientation in those voxels (now shown in red).
4. The magnetic field is shifted to set a new orientation for the reinforcement.
5. Repeat UV exposure step to cure orientation for the next set of voxels (repeat as needed).
6. Build plate adjusts to bring in uncured material matrix for the next print layer.
