Cut Carbon Emissions with Virtualized Production

Why Production Trials Matter

Designers and manufacturers invest heavily in creating parts that can be produced efficiently. Nonetheless, hands‑on trials are indispensable for confirming manufacturability, fine‑tuning designs, boosting production rates, and optimizing material logistics.

• Confirm manufacturing feasibility
• Enhance design manufacturability
• Increase production throughput
• Streamline production planning and material flow

Carbon Impact of Traditional Trials

Each physical trial slows development and generates material waste, leading to a higher carbon footprint. Repeated testing across scales amplifies this unsustainable effect.

Virtualized Production: A Sustainable Alternative

Virtualized production has long been envisioned, but simulating composite additive manufacturing was once prohibitively complex and costly. Today, virtual trials eliminate physical material use while delivering faster development cycles and comprehensive verification‑to‑quality tracking—all within a single platform.

• Accelerated development cycle
• Zero material consumption
• Integrated verification, production, and quality monitoring
• Minimal carbon footprint

Virtualized Production in Practice

Composite parts often feature multiple bends or curvatures. A recent simulation demonstrates how tape conforms around a corner versus a straight section. Strategies refined at this level scale to complex geometries, saving time and resources.

How to Virtualize Production for Your Parts

At Addcomposites, we provide two pathways:

1. Do it yourself: request AddPath and conduct your own virtual trials.
2. Partner with us: send us your part under NDA and receive a virtualized production video to showcase outcomes to stakeholders.

About Addcomposites

Addcomposites supplies the Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) system, available for monthly rental. Our AFP platform supports thermosets, thermoplastics, dry fiber placement, and can be integrated with 3D printers.