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Continuous Fiber Manufacturing blurs the line between 3D printing and AFP
Continuous fiber manufacturing (CFM) is a 3D printing/continuous fiber deposition process patented by moi composites.
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CAMX 2018: Big changes coming
3D printing goes thermoset, pultrusion aims at automotive, a polyester resin with Tg>250°C and much more from the Dallas exhibit floor.
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UMaine Composites Center receives $500,000 to help boat builders incorporate 3D printing technology
Technology cluster will help Maine boatbuilders explore how large-scale 3D printing with wood plastic composites can provide a competitive advantage.
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IBEX 2018: Growth, 3D printing and thermoplastic composites in the marine industry
Sustainability was the fourth trend, including recycling end-of-life fiberglass boats.
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Seemann Composites Inc. acquires Materials Sciences Corporation
Composites process innovator and materials engineering innovator formally combine forces.
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Covestro launches Maezio continuous fiber thermoplastics
Covestro (Leverkusen, Germany) has trademarked its continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) composite materials as Maezio.
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Making prepreg tape more accessible
Cygnet Texkimp’s new slitter-spooler offers economical production of high-quality tapes and vertical integration for manufacturers to access a much wider market.
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Sustainable, inline recycling of carbon fiber
Shocker Composites and R&M International are developing a supply chain for recycled CF with zero knockdown vs. virgin fiber, lower cost and, eventually, lengths delivering structural properties close to continuous fiber.
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Continuous Fiber Manufacturing (CFM) with moi composites
Continuous fiber 3D printing using epoxy, vinylester and acrylic with continuous glass, carbon, basalt and other fibers, including deposition along nonlinear curves, is only the beginning.
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Automated Preforming, Part 7: Fill Gesellschaft
Fill automates preforming for 1-min cycle time overmolded thermoplastic automotive parts but supplies automation throughout aero- and autocomposites process chains.
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Coriolis Group acquires filament winding specialist MF TECH
Parent company of Coriolis Composites completes first external growth operation, strengthening its industrial robotics for composites manufacturing.
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New horizons in welding thermoplastic composites
Latest developments in qualification, production and applications for aerospace and automotive.
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