Hannah Mason

Hannah Mason Technical Editor

Stratasys software streamlines design-to-3D printing process

The company’s Advanced FDM software reportedly eliminates CAD-to-STL conversion, speeding part processing.

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Defense

Composites manufacturers and legislative leaders met to discuss composites in infrastructure

The meetings were facilitated by ACMA and discussed legislation such as the IMAGINE Act and the former Innovative Bridge Research and Construction Program. 

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Carbon Fibers

Hyosung plant expansion to double company's carbon fiber manufacturing capacity

The company is investing $41.5 million into an expansion to its JeonJu plant, said to double production capacity of carbon fiber to 4,000 metric tonnes annually.

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Sustainability

SPE announces call for nominations for Automotive Innovation Awards

Award winners will be honored at the annual Automotive Innovation Awards Gala on Nov. 6, 2019.

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Natural Fibers

Rucks Maschinenbau introduces continuous compression molding system for organosheets

The company claims this process offers a lower-cost option for the manufacture of organic sheets, while enabling higher pressing forces and temperatures.

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Automotive

Porous carbon fiber shows potential for automotive energy storage applications

Researchers at Virginia Tech explore industrial uses for porous carbon fiber in electrochemical energy storage.

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Autoclave

University of Houston researchers explore potential of silk fiber composites

A researcher at the University of Houston-Clear Lake is working to produce natural silk fiber composites with stronger resistance to impact than traditional glass and carbon fibers.

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Aerospace

FACC receives STC approval for its Passenger Luggage Space Upgrade program

The glass fiber-reinforced composite overhead stowage bins are said to increase space while reducing weight by up to 67 percent.

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Trends

KRÜSS Scientific Instruments joins IACMI

The organizations plan to use their combined networks to further research in surface science.

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Aerospace

Center for Composite Materials calls for Medal of Excellence nominations

The call for nominations is open until March 31, 2019, and the winner will be awarded at the American Society for Composites Technical Conference held in September.

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Finepart Sweden waterjet system enables precise, non-thermal cutting

Finepart Sweden’s micro abrasive waterjet system offers non-thermal micro cutting for composites in a variety of applications.

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Composites 4.0

Siemens announces additive manufacturing software tool to improve 3D printing accuracy

An Additive Manufacturing (AM) Process Simulation tool for predicting distortion during 3D printing will be launched with January 2019 NX and Simcenter 3D software updates.

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