Genesis of your product. why and for whom?

The part results from a novel scrapping technology for thermoplastic composite recycling developed by AIMPLAS and TEKNIKER within the SPARTA European R&D project. The thermoplastic composite window frame was developed in a Dutch national program by the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR).

Benefits for the final customers?

• Scrap recovery, second-life material
• Weight reduction (around 400 g less than aluminum)
• Reduced energy consumption
• Reduced CO2 emissions
• Reduced processing time
• Improves the sector''s competitiveness

The product : materials and processes

The obtained scrap, in the form of unidirectional (UD) PEKK tapes reinforced with carbon fibre (CF), can be used for a compression moulding process. NLR developed a thermoplastic window frame that can be assembled by welding or co-consolidation.