Carbon Fibers

Electronics

Consumer electronics: hybrid composite covers

Study demonstrates feasibility of thermoplastic composites, high-speed production process.

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Curing

Highlights: Composites Convention 2019

Highlights from the Composites Convention 2019, June 12-13, in Stade, Germany, organized by CFK Valley e.V. and Carbon Composites e.V, and the German Aerospace Center’s 5th Colloquium on Production Technology, on May 15, in Augsburg.

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Carbon Fibers

SGL Carbon and Elbe Flugzeugwerke extend contract

SGL Carbon will continue supplying carbon fiber prepregs for the Airbus A350 cabin’s floor panels until the end of 2020.

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Injection-forming for high-performance, unitized thermoplastic structures

Combining braided tape, overmolding and form-locking, herone produces one-piece, high-torque gear-driveshaft as demonstrator for broad range of applications.

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Carbon Fibers

Hyping the Hyperloop

A roundup of recent Hyperloop news including TUM’s Hyperloop Pod Competition win and  announcements from SpaceX and VirginOne Hyperloop.

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Prepregs

CAMX 2019 exhibit preview: SGL Carbon

SGL Carbon is shining a light on product solutions made with composite materials and manufacturing technologies for future-oriented industries under the theme "The Weight and Performance Optimizers." 

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Glass Fibers

Magnetic 3D printing the next generation of tailored composites

Fortify uses magnetic fields and digital light processing to produce tailored microstructures for high-resolution, 3D printed composite parts — and enables the next generation of multiscale, multifunctional composite metamaterials.

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Sustainability

Carbon fiber recycler Vartega expands capacity

Colorado-based Vartega cuts the ribbon to officially open its new 10,000-square-foot manufacturing space for the recycling of uncured carbon fiber prepregs.

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Automotive

EU project “ComMUnion” develops industrial process for hybrid metal and polymer-matrix composites

Laser textured steel is joined with continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic stiffeners using  laser-assisted tape placement for joined structure without adhesives.

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Electronics

CAMX 2019 exhibit preview: Boston Materials

Boston Materials is introducing its Supercomp z-axis milled carbon fiber reinforcement products at CAMX 2019.

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