Additive Manufacturing

Epoxies

IBEX 2018: Growth, 3D printing and thermoplastic composites in the marine industry

Sustainability was the fourth trend, including recycling end-of-life fiberglass boats.

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Aerospace

Boeing partners with Thermwood on 3D printed tool for 777X

The tool was printed as a single piece from 20% carbon fiber reinforced ABS using the Vertical Layer Print system.

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ATL/AFP

CAMX 2018: Exhibit previews

If you are headed to CAMX 2018 Oct. 15-18 in Dallas, TX, you can catch a glimpse of some of the products and technologies you are likely to find on the exhibit hall floor. 

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Thermoplastics

Sustainable, inline recycling of carbon fiber

Shocker Composites and R&M International are developing a supply chain for recycled CF with zero knockdown vs. virgin fiber, lower cost and, eventually, lengths delivering structural properties close to continuous fiber.

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Weaving

Continuous Fiber Manufacturing (CFM) with moi composites

Continuous fiber 3D printing using epoxy, vinylester and acrylic with continuous glass, carbon, basalt and other fibers, including deposition along nonlinear curves, is only the beginning.

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Space

CAMX 2018 preview: Hexcel

Hexcel (Stamford, CT, US) is featuring one of it newest technologies, HexAM additive manufacturing technology, which combines high-performance PEKK thermoplastics with carbon fiber to produce flight-ready 3D printed HexPEKK parts.

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Ingersoll showcases 3D printed winglet layup tool at IMTS

The part was printed with large 3D printing technology developed by Ingersoll Machine Tools and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Aerospace

NIAR makes strides in additive manufacturing and automated composites technologies

The National Institute for Aviation Research joins ASTM International’s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence and also makes progress in ATL efforts.

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Sustainability

IACMI and ORNL showcase additive manufacturing advancements at IMTS

Demonstration followed the journey of an additively manufactured metal die as it was 3D printed, machined and used to mold advanced composite parts.

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Ketones

Victrex and University of Exeter partner on PAEK for additive manufacturing

3D printing collaboration to focus on R&D in the pursuit of the potential of high-performance polymers in additive manufacturing.

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microwire technology for composites