CONTINUOUS FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTICS OFFER NEW POSSIBILITIES IN THE AREA OF COST-EFFECTIVE MANUFACTURING. THE POSSIBILITY TO FORM THE MATERIAL BY SIMPLY HEATING IT OPENS A SCOPE OF POSSIBILITIES. A NUMBER OF PRODUCTION METHODS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND ARE APPLIED AT PRESENT. DEVELOPMENT IS DONE ON BOTH GENERIC AND SPECIFIC PRODUCTS. WITH THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NON-AEROSPACE MARKETS BECOME MORE ACCESSIBLE.
