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Adhesives

Video: KraussMaffei T-RTM demo at K 2016

Live demos are found almost everywhere you look during the K show. One of particular interest was KraussMaffei’s Thermoplastic Resin Transfer Molding (T-RTM) demo.

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Molds/Tools

Innovation: Moving faster than ever

The rate of composites innovation is higher than I’ve ever seen, and the implications are significant.

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Defense

Living in a much-changed composites world

In the composites world, change is good – and habitual.

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Marine

Cored glass/PU speakers, tabletops impress

Sandwich panels provide music, sound masking sans weight.

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IBEX 2016: New access to composites

Composites Pavilion hosted Composite Tech Talks and the interactive Future Materials exhibit.

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Wind/Energy

In Brazil, where the wind blows and blows

CW editor Jeff Sloan is in northeastern Brazil this week, getting an up-close look at the Brazilian wind market, and a dynamic manufacturer of wind blades.

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Construction

This unique composite solution will make gas pipelines safer

Haydale Composite Solutions (HCS, Loughborough, UK) has developed a revolutionary composite “gas transition piece” for UK’s utility company National Grid. The composite piece fits around high pressure natural gas transmission pipes.

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Carbon Fibers

RocTool composite demo at K 2016

In partnership with Flextronics and Arburg, the RocTool new technology combines the forming of a composite sheet and injection overmolding of thermoplastic in the same process.

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Aerospace

CAMX 2016 Show Report

The 3rd annual joint ACMA/SAMPE-sponsored trade event comes to Anaheim with an exhibition and conference program attractive to professionals across the composites world.

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Medical

New and newer at CAMX 2016

Airbus subsidiary for Industry 4.0 composites plus new products, processes and resources on display.

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Aerospace

What I taught at IMTS

IMTS is a big manufacturing show dominated by machines and tools for cutting metals. I was asked to educate the masses about how the machining of composites is different. It was captured on video.

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RTM

CAMX 2016: Bio-resins, composites and Millennial insights

From innovative applications to insightful panel discussions, there was something for everyone at CAMX 2016.

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