Filament winding process in thermoplastics

Abstract: Thermoplastic filament winding offers the possibility to build up continuous fiber reinforced lay-ups with well-defined fiber orientation and accurate positioning of the fibers. Typical part geometries are axially symmetric ones, for example tubes or vessels. Due to the specific characteristics of the thermoplastic material, the process can run with in situ consolidation and no curing step after running the winding process is necessary. Various different process setups and types of raw materials are used. The aim of this chapter is to give an overview about the thermoplastic filament winding process and to explain the most important specific process aspects.