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Thermwood developing large-scale additive manufacturing system
The large-format additive manufacturing machine will produce near net shape parts up to 10 by 10 by 5 ft and provide post-process machining and trimming functions as well.
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The end of delamination?
A spin-off from MIT's NECSTlab, N12 Technologies Inc. launches NanoStitch, the world's first vertically aligned CNT product via a continuous industrial process, which bridges adjacent CFRP plies, boosting interlaminar shear and increasing fatigue life by 100%.
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Cytec gearing up for automotive expansion
With a new automotive-focused Application Centre set to open in December, Cytec Industrial Materials is emphasizing material and process flexibility to help OEMs integrate composites into forthcoming cars and trucks.
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Record-breaking land speed bicycle built with composites
The use of carbon fiber with Scott Bader’s Crestapol 1250LV infusion resin inside and out of the ARION1 land speed bicycle was extensive to achieve the strength to weight ratio needed for this type of speed challenge vehicle.
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Materials Sciences Corp.: Multifunctional composites
MSC draws on four decades of experience and computer modeling expertise to develop novel composite materials with the potential to make a big impact.
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Report from IBEX 2015
As always, IBEX supplied new products, processes and education, not only to boatbuilders, but to the composites industry overall.
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Composite pontoons undergird update of 1820s-vintage floating bridge
Modular composite flotation system triples potential lifespan of New England town’s signature single-lane auto/pedestrian timber bridge.
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CAMX Exhibit Previews, Part 1
CAMX 2015 is less than a month away (Oct. 26-29, Dallas, TX, US). If you're going to the show, or thinking of going, you might want to know a little about what will await you on the exhibit hall floor. ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ asked CAMX exhibitors to send previews of the products and technologies they'll have on display. Below is Part 1 of the response we received. Simply click on the company name to see what it has in store, and look for Part 2 in the next CAMX newsletter.
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Thoughts from the head of the GM supply chain
Gary Smyth, head of R&D at General Motors, is the keynote speaker at CAMX, Oct. 26-29 in Dallas. ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ was given a chance to ask Smyth a few questions ahead of the big event. His answers bear close reading.
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Keynote Q&A: Gary Smyth, GM Global Research & Development
Gary J. Smyth, Ph.D., executive director, Global R&D Laboratories, GM Global Research & Development, will be the keynote speaker at CAMX 2015 (Oct. 26-29, Dallas, TX, US), discussing the carmaker's material and manufacturing strategies as it pursues lightweighting in new-car development. ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ offers this Q&A with Smyth, as a preview to the live event, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 9:00-10:30 a.m.
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