Tailored fibre placement

The materials of the thermocouples — stainless steel yam and constantan wire — are processed onto the mattress topper layer by tailored fibre placement (TFP). TFP is an embroidering technique that is used to stitch fibres and yams that cannot be used as an embroidery yarn on a basic fabric. The reasons of their non-suitability of embroidery can be their thickness, fineness, or stickiness or the material itself. The principle of the TFP method is shown in Figure 9.6. The TFP method is most suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The upper sewing thread primarily serves to fix the thermocouple... 

Figure 9.6 Principle of the tailored fibre placement method.

Textile structures are not just limited to the apparel sector they have moved into equipment as well, especially with composite structures such as carbon fibre reinforced composites and novel textile construction. Methods such as 3D weaving and tailored fibre placement have meant that complex structures can be manufactured with specific geometry and physical properties. 

Embroidery for technical applications - tailored fibre placement... 

With the aid of embroidery, through fibre orientation, fibre-composite components can be created to withstand complex forces. This is called tailored fibre placement, TFP. ... 

Figure 4.25 Basic principle driving tailored fibre placement (TFP) technologies.

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