Automation
Swinburne University of Technology opens industry-spanning R&D hub
AIR Hub plans to create innovative materials, manufacturing processes to lightweight and automate production of aerostructures and space systems.
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Fraunhofer commissions automated Engel production cells for thermoplastic composite R&D
Fraunhofer PAZ pilot plant center installs v-duo 700 vertical machine and duo 900 injection molding machine to combine thermoplastic composite processes with a variety of injection molding technologies.
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Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Programmable Materials CPM develops 4D printing technology
The technology adds the dimension of time (1D) to the dimension of space (3D), enabling the shape of predefined, printed polymers to be altered at a later point in time when exposed to heat.
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BBG GmbH becomes international system partner for automated production and materials processing
Full-range supplier manufactures supplies for fully automated production modules, molds for composite processes and produces composite components for lightweight construction.
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Designing for automated composites manufacturing of low-volume aerostructures
The commercial aerospace industry is heavily focused on design for efficient high-rate manufacturing, but there is still need for automated, affordable fabrication of low-rate aerostructures.
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Plataine wins Frost & Sullivan Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award
Plataine’s cloud-based digital assistants leverage AI to automate and optimize critical composites manufacturing flows, increase operational resiliency and push the envelope towards zero-waste manufacturing.
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SAM|XL develops closed-loop manufacturing for composites
Collaborative R&D center at TU Delft develops sensor- and robot-based automation for Composites 4.0 manufacturing, including STUNNING project for welded assembly of a thermoplastic composite fuselage demonstrator.
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Stratolaunch's hypersonic vehicle completes critical design review
Functional testing of the Talon-A vehicles, rocket-propelled, autonomous, reusable testbeds, are to begin in 2022.
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CosiMo: Smart thermoplastic RTM process demonstrated for battery box cover challenge simulator
Project uses network of DEA, temperature/pressure and ultrasonic sensors plus digital simulation and AI modeling to monitor and optimize injection of caprolactam into complex glass fiber preform and in-situ polymerization of PA6.
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Developing next-gen, smart engine composite fan blades
EU-funded MORPHO project will use embedded sensors, data-driven hybrid twins and machine learning to increase RTM yield, improve damage-tolerant design, achieve SHM and 100% recycling.
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