Unifying expertise in thermoplastic composite manufacturing
Digital Composites Factory is a joint venture between AFPT, Alformet and New Frontier Technologies. It consolidates the expertise and capability of each company to create a unique digital manufacturing platform for advanced composite structures.
We offer a value chain characterised by expertise in tailored design of high-performance structures, additive manufacturing of high-value bespoke thermoplastic components, scalable automated processes for serial production, and 3D digital twinning for unsurpassed quality characterisation and high-fidelity performance simulation of as-manufactured structures.
What We Offer
Scalable production using laser-assisted Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) -Technology
Design-for-manufacture of high-performance carbon-fiber thermoplastic structures
Lightweight continuous fiber thermoplastics as alternative for metal structures
3D digital twinning for quality assessment and high-fidelity performance simulation
Digital Composites Factory, with partner New Frontier Technologies, has won the JEC Composites Innovation Award for Digital, AI & Data.
DigitTwin utilises 3D imaging and digital twin simulations to enable unsurpassed quality analysis and performance prediction for composite components. High-resolution x-ray computed tomography (CT) captures micron-scale internal features (voids, fibres) of manufactured parts, and our machine learning algorithms segment these features to enable precise measurement of void content and distribution, part geometry, and fibre content and orientation.
A 3D mesh, with all internal features accurately mapped, is then generated and incorporated into a DigiTwin solution for high-fidelity finite element performance simulation of the as-manufactured part. The key benefits are enhanced quality assurance, highly accurate performance prediction, reduced development cycle times and time-to-market.
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individual partners
Your trusted partner for thermoplastic winding and placement equipment for over 20 years. Together we develop your individual manufacturing process from process simulation to series lines.
Your trusted partner in the production of wound, continuous-fiber reinforced thermoplastic tubes and profiles. We can be contracted to consult, trial and produce prototype, series, and make-to-order parts.
Your trusted partner for design, manufacture and 3D analysis of high-performance thermoplastic structures. Our digital twinning technology provides detailed understanding of your manufactured part quality and delivers the distinct advantage of virtual testing.
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The key people behind the Digital Composites Factory
MR COERT KOK
P- +49 6747 950185 51
E- coert.kok@afpt.de
DR PAUL COMPSTON
M- +61 422 262 665
E- paul.compston@newfrontiertech.com.au
DR-ING PATRICK KÖLZER
P- +49 6747 950185 11
E- patrick.koelzer@afpt.de
MR LUCAS CICCARELLI
P- +49 6747 950185 52
E- lucas.ciccarelli@alformet.de