MAI Sandwich: a novel structural concept for lightweight constructionSave time and money with the new sandwich construction method

A group of several development partners carried out further basic research into sandwich construction in the project. The participants developed a completely new, integrated sandwich structure concept for components made of composite materials in the aerospace and automotive sectors. This concept uses innovative and fully thermoplastic material designs with recycled carbon fibres. Processing takes place in the course of a highly efficient manufacturing process in which different components interact in the best way possible. One aspect is the pure use of meltable thermoplastic materials in the core and in the top layers. Another is that the partners developed a new, coordinated manufacturing sequence that combines the three processes of thermoforming, injection moulding and welding in a largely automated manufacturing facility.