That is the question a German consortium asked itself late in 2021, and its interim results are out.
The short answer is: yes, it can be done technically, and pilot manufacture has been started to better-estimate the economic side.
“The use of only a small quantity of thin unidirectional tape to increase the properties of an injection-moulded part has not yet become established,” according to Aachen University. “This is because the potential of this process is not yet adequately known, and the practical implementation of this technology has not yet been adequately researched.”
