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Developer of composite 3D printing technologies Continuous Composites (CCI) has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with the U.S. Navy to advance its Continuous Fiber 3D Printing (CF3D) technology toward 3D printing UAV structures with electrical conductors embedded directly inside the composite material.
The program’s goal is load-bearing UAV components that double as power distribution systems, removing the need for traditional wire harnesses and simplifying the internal architecture of unmanned aircraft.
Continuous Composites Wins Navy Phase II Contract. Image via Continuous Composites.
From Proof of Concept to Load-Bearing Parts
Phase I established the basic feasibility of the approach: CCI co-printed conductive elements, including copper wiri