Low cost, high speed composites through hierarcihcal reinforcement

FACT已经开发出了以较低的材料成本生产坚韧复合材料的材料。这些材料和技术的第一个应用将是航空货运集装箱。然而，尽管这些部件的材料清单很低，但由于周期长，加工成本仍然相当可观。该项目将开发一种高速加工方法，达到实际相关的规模，同时仍能产生相当的材料性能。这将降低生产成本，从而降低销售价格，从而能够获得更大的市场份额，并更广泛地应用FACT的材料。

FACT has developed materials that yield tough composites at a substantially lower bill of materials. The first application of these materials and technologies will be in airline freight container. However, despite the bill of materials for these components being low, the processing cost is still quite substantial due to long cycle times. This project will develop a high speed processing method to a practically relevant scale whilst still yielding comparable material properties. This would enable a lower cost of production and thus allowing a lower sales price which would enable greater capture of market share as well as broader application of FACT’s materials.