Our Propriety Process.

Free Form Fibers’ proprietary process is an efficient adaptation of laser-induced CVD (LCVD) that enables the
deposition of solid material from a gas phase in the form of free-standing microstructures with high aspect ratios.
Previously, the scale of LCVD-deposited structures (i.e., rods) has been limited by size, a slow production rate,
and a poor efficiency. Free Form Fibers has overcome these limitations and developed an efficient and
environmentally-benign production process for continuous, monolithic filaments of any material having a CVD precursor.

 

Free Form Fibers' unique extrusion process produces fibers within the focus of a laser. The confinement of processing energy and chemicals confer to this process a level of energy efficiency well beyond other fiber production processes with greatly enhanced environmental benefits, including very little effluent waste and small energy

This break-through technology features novel in-situ control of filament diameter never before available.
Thus, depending on the application, filaments can be formed having little variation in diameter,
or having periodic variations along its length (see Figure 1 below). Furthermore,
coatings of different materials may be simultaneously applied to the filament for applications
in CMC, MMC, etc. (See Figure 2 below.)

 

Figure 1

Figure 1 - Free Form Fibers

 

Figure 2

Figure 2 - By adjusting process conditions Free Form Fibers