ITA
Concrete mold for the production of longboards made from CFRP
The Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University (Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen University) presented its competence in the fields of composites, fibre composite materials, and reinforced fibres at the trade fair “Composites Europe”. The exhibit at ITA’s booth showed the prototype mold made out of textile reinforced concrete, used to manufacture longboards (type of skateboard) made from carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRP).
The prototype was developed in cooperation with the company KMB Keramischer Modell- und Formenbau GmbH, Wesel. The prototype mold is...
