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Unidirektionales hyfaLite-Kabel - Babette Sperling

hyfaLite

SHORT FACTS

Novel hybrid high-performance reinforcements made from plant staple fibres for cost-efficient lightweight composite components

Duration:
01.12.2017 - 31.08.2020

Funding Volume:
€ 135,378.24

Funding Body:
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)

The project hyfaLite involves the development of a textile manufacturing technology for novel unconsolidated hybrid staple fibre strands with unidirectional (UD) fibre alignment to partially reinforce flat natural fibre lightweight components.

Flax or hemp fibres are mixed with bio-based thermoplastic fibres on carding machines, aligned parallel to each other in a staple fibre strand, and further processed with a sheathing technology to form a hybrid UD cable. After fixing these UD cables, which are laid down according to the load, on a natural fibre nonwoven and heating the hybrid composite semi-finished product to the processing temperature, forming and consolidation take place in a tool to form a lightweight structure. 

The result is a composite component that is up to 100 % bio-based and embodies optimum strength and resource utilisation as well as increased profitability as a direct result of the process efficiency.

Untersuchung zur Fasermischung in der Flocke (Quelle LK)
PROJECT PARTNERS
  • Technische Universität Chemnitz

  • Maschinenfabrik HARRY LUCAS GmbH & Co. KG (HL), Neumünster und Einsiedel (Chemnitz)

FUNDING BODY
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CONTACT PERSON

M.Sc. Lovis Kneisel

lovis.kneisel@sachsenleinen.de

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