Alformet GmbH, Lucas Ciccarelli Configuring Thermoplastic Composite Tubes: How the Alformet Tube Designer Works Introduction Anyone looking to specify or procure a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic pipe for the first time faces an unfamiliar task: What winding angle do I need? What tape width is sensible? What doe... Fundamentals Process Jun 14, 2026
Alformet GmbH, Lucas Ciccarelli Endless fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (CFR-TP): What is behind the material of the future? What composites really mean – and why the term alone is not enough The term "composite" is older than many think. It simply refers to the combination of two or more materials that together achieve pro... Fundamentals Materials Jun 11, 2026
Alformet GmbH, Lucas Ciccarelli Laser-Assisted Tape Winding: Why LATW Is the Additive Manufacturing Process Composites Engineers Should Know Additive manufacturing for high-performance composite materials: The case for laser-assisted tape winding Additive manufacturing has fundamentally changed the way engineers think about production. Ins... Fundamentals Process Jun 11, 2026
Alformet GmbH, Lucas Ciccarelli Winding Angles in CFR TP Tubes Explained: How Fibre Orientation Drives Structural Performance Introduction In composite engineering, few design decisions carry as much weight as fibre orientation. The angle at which fibres are wound into a thermoplastic composite tube is not a cosmetic choice ... Fundamentals Process Jun 11, 2026
Alformet GmbH, Lucas Ciccarelli UD-Tapes: The material behind high-performance thermoplastic composite pipes Introduction Anyone developing high-performance lightweight structures will inevitably encounter one material: the unidirectional fibre-reinforced composite tape, or UD tape. It is the raw material fo... Fundamentals Materials Process Jun 5, 2026
