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Compatible with Bcomp’s powerRibs reinforcement grid, the family of natural fiber materials drives enhanced stiffness, lightweight and a reduced footprint for motorsports and high-performance automotive applications.

Recycled composites, additive manufacturing and 3D printing enhance form, function of fun-to-drive personal transport.

The company says it will complete its XB-1 supersonic aircraft demonstrator by December, with flight tests next year.

Additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, is becoming more common in the aerospace tooling realm. Production tooling can be made quickly and on-demand, which helps the tooling industry keep pace with accelerating composite part design cycles and demand for faster overall part processing speeds.

Take a look at this month’s new hires and promotions in the composites industry from Exel Composites, Thermwood, Volocopter, Anisoprint, TPI Composites and SGL Carbon.

While traditional applications such as prototyping is still growing, it will be augmented with a variety of new applications.

The trend of employing polymeric additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing for composite tooling is growing.

It’s been 12 years since I wrote “Composite Sculpture Bears a Second Look” about the big blue bear sculpture in downtown Denver, CO, US. The project opened my eyes to digital design, and gave me the opportunity to meet the sculptor, Lawrence Argent. Argent passed away last week.

Flame-retardant polycarbonate filament reaches EN45545 certification and meets REACH and RoHS standards for production of parts in railway, automotive, electronics.

Additive manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, greener parts featured prominently.