According to TASS, citing the Platform of the National Technological Initiative (NTI), the Russian company "Carbontex" has created weaving machines that can create ultra-strong materials with different weaves of carbon threads. These lightweight and durable materials are suitable for use in drones.
«The special strength and lightness of the resulting materials will allow them to be used to create drones with improved aerodynamic and strength characteristics. 3D weaving technology will significantly reduce production costs, including polymer composite materials, due to a high degree of automation. The use of reinforcing fibers will also help eliminate the main disadvantage of composites that occurs during traditional production - their delamination during operation», – NTI said.
«[The machine] allows you to weave in width, length and height, connecting two planes not only perpendicularly, but also at any angle. This arrangement of fibers creates a very dense, voluminous, monolithic and durable woven material. Its use for the production of drones will significantly increase their performance. Drones will become lighter, stronger, more manageable, and the payload will increase», – said Vyacheslav Rogozhnikov, General Director of Carbontex.
