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Read MoreVideo: Six-axis robotic arm 3D printing glass fiber composites
Atropos is a new six-axis robotic arm that was developed in collaboration with KUKA and Owens Corning.
WatchFord assesses SMC/prepreg suspension knuckle to replace metal
Ford Motor Co.'s Dunton Technical Centre in the UK has developed an SMC/compression molded carbon fiber replacement for a steel suspension knuckle. The part has production viability.
Read More3D printed tools are in production at Dassault Falcon Jet
The trend of employing polymeric additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing for composite tooling is growing.
Read MoreCollaboration produces winning paddleboard
Design, and design for manufacturability, come together in this racing SUP for one-off and serial production.
Read MoreAccelerating materials insertion: Where do virtual allowables fit?
In the quest to reduce the time and cost for aerocomposite design allowables development, will conventional physical testing and virtual testing go head-to-head or work side-by-side?
Read MoreCurved pultrusion? No longer an oxymoron
Radius-Pultrusion process offers linear or curved profiles.
Read MoreCeramic matrix composites: Hot engine solution
Disruptive designs for composites operation in 1093°C zones.
Read MoreCommercialization of CMCs and developments for next-gen performance
As industrial production of parts begins, new developments offer promise for higher-temperature and more damage-tolerant ceramic matrix composite (CMCs).
Read MoreWait, wait, there’s more: JEC 2017
There’s never enough time to see everything at the JEC World event, and this year the problem was even worse. Here’s more information on new products and companies, from Paris…
Read MoreThermoset nylon?
Chemical company INVISTA has developed a new material, called nylon 1,6, that exhibits characteristics of a thermoset material.
Read MoreMultimaterialism is back in the Audi A8
Audi shares details about the use of carbon fiber composites, steel, aluminum and magnesium in the Audi Space Frame (ASF) for the next-generation A8.
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