Thermoplastic composites boast several advantages over thermoset composites including
outstanding mechanical performance, thermoformability and recyclability. Coupled with …

Fiber-reinforced composite materials are replacing metallic components due to their higher
specific strength and stiffness. Automation and thermoplastics emerged to overcome the …

In recent years, new revolutionary paradigms generally indicated using the term Industry 4.0,
have been conceived and are progressively applied in several manufacturing systems to …

Engineering is evolving in the same way than society is doing. Nowadays, data is acquiring
a prominence never imagined. In the past, in the domain of materials, processes and …

In this paper we are addressing a new paradigm in the field of simulation-based engineering
sciences (SBES) to face the challenges posed by current ICT technologies. Despite the …

Additive manufacturing of continuous reinforced polymer is currently a focus topic in the
composite manufacturing industry as it represents a viable solution to satisfy the …

Out-of-plane fiber waviness, also referred to as wrinkling, is considered one of the most
significant effects that occur in composite materials. It significantly affects mechanical …

Fibre path defects are detrimental to the structural integrity of composite components and
need to be minimised through process optimization. This requires understanding of the …

This chapter presents an overview of Model Order Reduction–a new paradigm in the field of
simulationbased engineering sciences, and one that can tackle the challenges and leverage …

This chapter presents an overview of model order reduction–a new paradigm in the field of
simulation‐based engineering sciences, and one that can tackle the challenges and …