Additively manufactured composite heater

[0012]FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary system 10 for additively manufacturing a heater 12. System 10 may manufacture heater 12 from a composite material (e.g., a material having a matrix M and at least one continuous fiber F) using a pultrusion and / or extrusion process. System 10 may include one or more heads 14 coupled to a support 16 (e.g., to a robotic arm, to a gantry, to a hybrid gantry-arm, etc.) that is capable of moving head(s) 16 in multiple directions during discharge of the composite material, such that heater 12 is three-dimensional. Such a head is disclosed, for example, in U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 15 / 130,412 and 15 / 130,207, all of which are incorporated herein in their entireties by reference.

[0013]Head 14 may be configured to receive or otherwise contain the matrix material. The matrix material may include any type of liquid resin (e.g., a zero-volatile organic compound resin) that is curable. Exemplary matrixes include thermosets, single- or multi-part epo