Fiber™ offers users exceptional part quality and a wide range of engineering-grade materials—all on a user-friendly, desktop printer. Fiber™ combines the exceptional performance of continuous carbon fiber with the ease of Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) printing to produce high-performance parts that are stronger than steel, lighter than aluminum, and can operate continuously in the toughest environments up to 250 ºC.

Fiber™ is the only composite 3D printer to use Micro Automated Fiber Placement (μAFP™)—unlocking exceptional part strength for a desktop printer. Featuring closed-loop heat control, the µAFP™ head constructs a high-density, continuous fiber reinforcement while the FFF printhead enables a high-resolution exterior shell.

The Fiber™ materials library is categorized by family —or thermoplastic material. Our current library features two material families:

• Nylon (PA6)
• PAEK materials

Continuous carbon fiber tape is applied along critical load paths in µAFP™ process. Layers of continuous fiber tape, with 50-60% fiber content by volume, are laminated to build highly reinforced sections two times stronger than steel at less than 1/5 the weight, anywhere up to 2,400 MPa tensile strength and less than 1.5 grams per cubic centimeter (g/cc).

Fiber™ prints with three types of toolheads:

• one dedicated to continuous carbon fiber tape
• two dedicated to chopped carbon fiber-reinforced filament
• the automatic tool changing enables changing between the two filament toolheads, enabling multi-material printing for advanced supports

Designed for versatility, the printer supports a wide range of fiber-reinforced composites to enable a broad set of applications such as aerospace, consumer electronics and automotive.

For best functionality, the Fiber™ printer should be used in environments with a relative humidity under 60%.

Fiber™ Printer

Specifications

Fiber™ is the only composite 3D printer to use Micro Automated Fiber

Placement (μAFP™)—unlocking exceptional composite part strength

for a desktop printer. Featuring closed loop heat control, the µAFP™

head constructs a high-density, continuous fiber reinforcement while

the FFF printhead enables a high-resolution exterior shell.

TECHNOLOGY Print technology Micro Automated Fiber Placement (μAFP™)

Fused filament fabrication (FFF)

Print system CoreXY with robotic tool changer

PERFORMANCE Max build rate 20 cm3/hr (1.2 in3/hr)

Layer height 130 µm – 250 µm

PHYSICAL External dimension 586 x 620 x 939 mm (23.1 x 24.4 x 37.0 in)

Weight 68 kg (150 lbs)

Build envelope FFF: 305 x 245 x 270 mm (12.0 x 9.6 x 10.6 in)

µAFP™: 230 x 230 x 270 mm (9.0 x 9.0 x 10.6 in)

Build plate Heated up to 149 ºC (300 ºF)

Print Sheet Magnetically coupled, flexible spring steel sheet, double-sided,

reusable

Nozzle diameter 0.40 mm

Onboard controls 7-inch touchscreen display

ELECTRICAL Power requirements 100(-0%) to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 15 A, 1-phase

MEDIA FFF build media Thermoplastic filament + chopped fiber

Diameter: 1.75 mm (0.07 in)

μAFP™ build media Thermoplastic μAFP™ prepreg tape + continuous fiber

Width: 3 mm (0.12 in)

Compatible material systems Nylon(PA6)+Carbon Fiber

Nylon(PA6)+Fiberglass

PEEK+Carbon Fiber

PEKK+Carbon Fiber

PLATFORM Network connectivity Ethernet, USB

Software Fabricate® Cloud (desktop options also available)