Carbon Fibers

Aerospace

AVANCO: Driving the industrialization of CFRP structures

The AVANCO Group is producing high-quality CFRP parts into a wide array of applications from six production facilities in Germany and the US.

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Out of Autoclave

SPE ACCE 2015 show report

Was this the year, finally, for the big break-through for automotive composites? Maybe, depending on to whom one talked or the presentation one heard.

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Out of Autoclave

Teijin (quietly) announces plans for Sereebo rollout in automotive

Somewhat buried in its Integrated Report 2015, Teijin says the company's thermoplastic-based, high-speed molding process, dubbed Sereebo, is ready for commercialization, necessitating in the process a new Teijin manufacturing facility somewhere in the U.S.

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Autoclave

Mini-autoclaves for visual carbon parts

This side story to CW's Plant Tour of Mubea Carbo Tech spotlights the company's mini-autoclaves.

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Automotive

HP-RTM: A means, not an end

This side story to CW's Plant Tour of Mubea Carbo Tech explores MCT's HP-RTM technologies.

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Epoxies

Aeroengine Composites, Part 2: CFRPs expand

Proven in fan blade/case applications, carbon fiber-reinforced polymers migrate to previously unanticipated destinations nearer the engine “hot zone.”

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Carbon Fibers

Composite brackets for life-of-aircraft service

Reinforced PEEK molding formulated for jet fuel/hydraulic fluid immersion.

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IACMI

Outer space: The “final frontier” is exciting again!

CW contributor Dale Brosius, a composites industry consultant and the chief commercialization officer for the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), points to evidence that the composites industry will, once again, be the beneficiary of renewed drive for space exploration.

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Automotive

Automated preform process boosts properties and cuts cycle time

Fiber Patch Placement (FPP) achieves optimized fiber orientation for up to 150% increase in stiffness and reduced cycle time, weight and material waste.

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Large-format CNC routing for large CFRP parts

5-axis CNC routers can provide fast, precision machining of increasingly larger parts, but also rapid payback.

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