Hannah Mason

Hannah Mason Technical Editor

Braiding

A&P Technology launches 864-carrier braiding machine

The company says the latest addition to its Megabraider line tops its own record for world’s largest braiding machinery.

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Space

AeroVironment's HAWK30 achieves first flight

The first successful flight test of the solar-powered HAPS unmanned aircraft system took place on Sept. 11, 2019 at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center.

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Polynt-Reichhold Group announces new maleic anhydride reactor

The reactor will support the company’s composites facility in Ravenna, Italy.

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LANXESS commissions two new production lines for Tepex thermoplastic composites

The 1,500-square-meter expansion to the Brilon, Germany facility increases production of the continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites by 50%.

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Automotive

Research project claims CFRP part production at half cost, faster throughput

The iComposite 4.0 project, led by Schuler AG and its partners, has tested its new production process with carbon fiber-reinforced plastic automotive prototype parts.

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CoreTech System releases molding simulation software in Turkish

Source | CoreTech System   CoreTech System Co. Ltd. (Hsinchu, Taiwan), provider of engineering simulation solutions for the plastics industry, has added a Turkish language pack to the latest version of its plastics molding simulation software, Moldex3D R17 SP1.

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Weaving

Johns Manville launches three nylon thermoplastic organosheet product series

The OS-6, NCF-6 and CR-6 series use in-situ polymerization technology for enhanced properties in lightweight structural applications.

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Thermoplastics

Karl Mayer thermoplastic UD tape production line designed for mass production

The SIM.PLY production line is designed for large-scale production of thermoplastic UD tapes for lightweight structural compone

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Automotive

Ford study assesses composite hybrid structural suspension for commercial vehicles

Along with partners Gestamp UK, the National Composites Centre and the University of Nottingham, the project goal is to translate findings into commercial production.

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Recycling

Toray develops sustainable fibers made of recycled plastic

Made of recycled PET bottles, &+ brand fibers are a result of Toray’s fiber production technology and a proprietary contaminant-filtering system.

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Aerospace

Eagle Aviation Technologies to expand manufacturing facility

The expansion to the Newport News, Va., U.S. facility, worth an investment of more than $200,000, will add production equipment and 75 new jobs.

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Automotive

Composite Integration Ltd. moves to new, expanded facility

The RTM and resin infusion specialist will use the additional space at its Saltash, U.K. facility for R&D, training and larger machines.

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