Hannah Mason

Hannah Mason Technical Editor

Polygon offers double insulation composite tubing for electric motors

Polygon Tube double insulation tubing acts as a secondary layer of insulation and provides shock protection to the operators of electrical tools and appliances.

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Thermoplastics

Thermoplastic composites add light weight, durability to personal transport

The laptop-sized WALKCAR automatic people mover is constructed from Teijin thermoplastic carbon fiber composite materials.

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Molds/Tools

National Composites Week: Thermoplastics, recycling, tooling

As we celebrate National Composites Week, we’ve collected some of our top content on recent developments in thermoplastic composites, recycling and tooling.

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Braiding

A&P Technology offers virtual tour for National Composites Week

Hosted by the Midwest chapter of SAMPE, the virtual tour will take place Aug. 27 from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. ET.

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National Composites Week: The Essentials of Composites

Kicking off the second National Composites Week, we’re starting with some industry basics.

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CAMX

CAMX 2020 exhibit preview: Georgia-Pacific Chemicals

BreakThru technology is reported to free formaldehyde in phenolic FRP resins to less than 0.1%.

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Automotive

TRB receives funding to export EV battery components made from organic waste

TRB Lightweight Structures manufactures battery enclosure parts made from recycled plant waste at its U.K. facility, for assembly in the U.S.

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Trends

Composites launch to Mars

NASA’s recently launched Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter are supported by numerous composite materials and structures.

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Designing a carbon fiber SMC brake lever

Germany-based Blackwave GmbH’s bicycle brake lever saves 35% of the weight for a comparable aluminum part.

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Sustainability

Westlake Plastics, Environmental Composites launch thermoformable carbon fiber composite

Aerolite Carbon is an advanced carbon fiber/thermoplastic material designed for fast, large-volume parts manufacture on existing equipment.

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CAMX

CAMX 2020 exhibit preview: Utah Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Initiative

UAMMI is representing the innovation and history of composites and advanced materials in the state of Utah.

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CAMX 2020 exhibit preview: Janicki Industries

Janicki Industries is featuring its fast prototyping process for flyaway parts and tooling for urban air mobility (UAM) vehicle manufacturers.

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