Making Textile-Reinforced Mineral Building Components with Continuous Fiber Impregnation

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This invention describes a method and apparatus for manufacturing fiber- or textile-reinforced mineral building components. The process involves drawing a textile fiber material from a supply unit, impregnating it with a curable polymer and/or mineral suspension, and placing it in or on a not-yet-hardened mineral matrix. The supply and advance of the fiber material are carefully coordinated to optimize impregnation before integration into the mineral component.

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• Production of reinforced concrete panels for facades or structural elements
• Manufacturing lightweight, yet strong, building components for bridges or floors
• Fabrication of pre-fabricated building blocks with enhanced mechanical properties
• Creation of custom-shaped architectural elements using additive manufacturing techniques
• Use in infrastructure projects requiring durable, reinforced masonry or cement-based products

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• Improved mechanical strength and durability of mineral-based building components
• Enhanced control over the impregnation and integration of fibers, leading to consistent quality
• Potential for automation and increased production efficiency
• Ability to use different types of fibers and impregnating materials, increasing versatility
• Enables lighter, thinner, and more resilient construction elements compared to traditional methods

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The invention relates to a method for producing a textile-reinforced, mineral component, wherein in the method a textile fiber material is withdrawn from a fiber material supply unit, impregnated in an impregnation device with at least one curable polymer and/or a mineral suspension, and in a not yet cured state is brought into and/or onto a not yet cured mineral matrix material, wherein the textile fiber material is withdrawn from the fiber material supply unit with a feed unit which is located in the processing direction of the textile fiber material upstream of the impregnation device. The invention further relates to a device for producing a textile-reinforced, mineral component, wherein the device comprises a fiber material supply unit on which a textile fiber material is received, a fiber material withdrawal unit for withdrawing the textile fiber material received on the fiber material supply unit, and an impregnation device for impregnating the textile fiber material with a curable polymer and/or a mineral suspension, wherein the fiber material withdrawal unit is a feed unit arranged in the processing direction of the textile fiber material upstream of the impregnation device.