Jeff Sloan

Jeff Sloan Brand Vice President, ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ & Plastics Technology

Carbon Fibers

JEC World 2019: Boston Materials

Boston Materials announced its Carbon Supercomposite, a carbon fiber fabric that features milled carbon fibers magnetically aligned in the “z” direction to provide uncommon ply-to-ply strength.

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Out of Autoclave

JEC World 2019: Evonik

Curing agents and cores specialist Evonik introduced two new products at JEC World 2019.

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Carbon Fibers

AeroLas targets carbon fiber yarn industrialization

Munich-based AeroLas specializes in air-bearing technology and has used it to develop a system that allows for discontinuous carbon fiber to be spun with thermoplastic fibers. Potential applications include 3D printing.

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Carbon Fibers

JEC World 2019 preview: Fraunhofer IPT

Fraunhofer Institutes for Production Technology (IPT, Aachen, Germany, 5/D17) is emphasizing work it did with Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT, Aachen) on the EU research project ComMUnion, in collaboration with 14 partners from industry, to develop industrial processes and solutions for hybrid lightweight design by combining metal and polymer-matrix composites for automotive and aerospace applications.

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BMI

JEC World 2019: Exhibit previews

ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ offers a preview of some of the exhibits and products that will be featured at JEC World 2019, March 12-14 in Paris, France.

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Ketones

JEC World 2019 preview: Victrex and Coriolis

Victrex (Thornton Cleveleys, U.K., 5/S29) and Coriolis Composites (Queven, France, 6/A32) are announcing cooperative work they did with thermoplastic unidirectional tape (TP UDT) prepreg lay-up and consolidation to improve the manufacturing efficiency of composite parts.

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RTM

JEC World 2019 preview: Netzsch

Netzsch (Selb, Germany, 6/R20) is featuring technology it developed in collaboration with Kistler (Winterhur, Switzerland) to create advanced technology for intelligent composites parts production.

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Aerospace

JEC World 2019 preview: LAP Laser

LAP Laser (Lüneberg, Germany, 5/F5) is featuring flexible applications of the DTEC-PRO camera system, showing how laser-based composites fabrication in the aerospace, automotive and other industries can be faster, safer and more flexible.

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Thermoplastics

JEC World 2019 preview: Teijin

Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan, 6/G28) is introducing a new prepreg composed of unidirectional carbon fiber tape with a bismaleimide (BMI) matrix resin.

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JEC World 2019 preview: Zetec

Zetec Inc. (Snoqualmie, Wash., U.S., 5/P99), a supplier of nondestructive testing (NDT) solutions for composites and other materials, is featuring its latest phased array ultrasonic (PAUT) inspection technologies.

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Medical

JEC World 2019 preview: Wabash MPI and Carver

Wabash MPI and Carver Inc. (Wabash, Ind., U.S., 6/R51) are highlighting their lines of hydraulic and pneumatic presses for the composites industry.

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Automotive

JEC World 2019: Thomas Technik + Innovation

Thomas Technik + Innovation (TTI, Bremervörde, Germany, 5/P80) is showcasing manufacturing technology that can produce affordable carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) parts in high enough volumes for the mainstream automotive industry.

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