Carbon Fibers

Trends

Cimarron advances micro-strain performance for cryogenic pressure tanks

Cimarron Composites (Huntsville, AL, US) has made a leap forward in all-composite cryogenic tank development: development of a carbon fiber-reinforced composite storage tank capable of 15,000 micro-strain performance while in a pressurized liquid nitrogen environment.

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Innovation in SMC: A long history and great potential

Manufacturer’s representative Steve Brown reflects on the history of sheet molding compound (SMC) development and lessons he has learned from working with companies through the process.

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Carbon Fibers

To boldly go . . .

In 50 years, how we will look back on this new age of corporation-led space flight?

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Carbon Fibers

Composites Evolution develops hybrid tooling prepregs

Composites Evolution has developed a new tooling prepreg system based on a hybrid combination of carbon fiber and flax fiber reinforcements.

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Carbon Fibers

New Zealand-based joint venture to design fully electric, carbon fiber passenger ferry

Stimson Yacht Design and Naval Architecture, Kit Carlier Design and Malcolm Tennant Designs have formed a partnership focusing on designing high efficiency catamaran commercial ferries.

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Thermoplastics

Hybrid thermoplastics give load floor impact strength

Project leads to development of new compression process for selective application of D-LFT on UD tape laminates.

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Carbon Fibers

Leveraging composites for space tourism

Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo will carry its SpaceShipTwo to launch position, then rocket passengers to suborbital space for a heavenly view of Earth.

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Automotive

48th auto-plastics competition highlights changing industry

Additive manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, greener parts featured prominently.

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Trends

Mongoose AFP machine manufacturer announces new CEO

Ingersoll Machine Tools, manufacturer of the Mongoose automated fiber placement machine for composite part manufacturing, has appointed Chip Storie as CEO.

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Bonding

Measuring temperature inside composites and bondlines

ThermoPulse sensors offer Industry 4.0 temperature measurement and digital cure cycle management for bonded composite repairs, laminates and more.

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