University of Delaware

TuFF technology is taking off

Believe it or not, fighter jets, flying cars, natural gas pipelines and plastic bottles may be more alike than you think. So, what’s the common thread? They might one day be made with TuFF — a ...
CompositesWorld

UD researchers advance TuFF composite's viability for aerospace

TuFF — tailored universal feedstock for forming — is a strong, highly aligned, short-fiber composite material that can be made from many fiber and resin combinations. Created at the University of ...
JEC Composites

University of Delaware researchers tackle new task in making complex material more viable for building aircraft

TuFF — Tailored Universal Feedstock for Forming — is a strong, highly aligned, short-fiber composite material that can be made from many fiber and resin combinations. Created at the University of ...
CompositesWorld

Revolutionizing the composites cost paradigm, Part 1: Feedstock

UD-CCM has developed the Tailorable Universal Feedstock for Forming (TuFF), a sheet material that attains UD prepreg-level fiber volume and properties (IM7 fiber shown here) thanks to a high degree of ...