Composite fabric DeliComp® in laser testing

Laser cutting of thermoplastic prepregs

With DeliComp^®, a new composite for thermoplastic lightweight construction was developed. It enables the use of almost all yarns and rovings, but often particularly strong yarns such as glass fibre, basalt or aramid. The tissue is soaked in a thermoplastic matrix, a special infusion procedure developed by Delcotex, and thereby, it receives the required mechanical properties. DeliComp^® optimises the production processes by facilitating processing and thus, it results in lighter, more stable and cheaper products.

eurolaser took a closer look at this material. The material was tested in its own application centre with regard to the properties during laser processing.

Non-contact laser cutting - without material distortion

Advantages of cutting DeliComp® with CO₂-lasers:

No tool wear and thus, consistently high cutting quality
Sealed cutting edges
Very high precision and repeatability

Clean, lint-free cutting edges
Less efforts of cleaning due to dust-free cutting
No fabric distortion – due to contactless processing and without force

Application field

DeliComp® is, for instance, used as an insert in plastic injection molded parts or as laminate and is particularly applied in the automotive and construction sectors.

Typical areas of application include, among others, partial structural reinforcements, reinforcement in buildings, splinter protection in the automotive sector or as full-surface reinforcement of lightweight components with an additional laminated visible surface.