Curing

Automotive

Composites 4.0: digital assistants, edge computing and the future of smart factories

Plataine reviews developments and discusses where composites manufacturing is headed.

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ATL/AFP

First Toray LMPAEK tape laminate for Clean Sky MECATESTERS project

KVE Composites Group and Rescoll cooperate in GKN Fokker-led project to develop micromechanical characterization of thermoplastic co-consolidated joints for aircraft fuselages

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Curing

Innovating energy delivery for more efficient composites manufacturing

Heraeus Noblelight develops HUMM3 and Black IR technologies for faster, safer, more uniform processing.

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Automotive

Prodrive Composites updates, expands U.K. facility

New cutting machines, in-house 3D printers, an additional autoclave, CNC machines and expanded production space aim to increase productivity.

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Curing

Arkema to acquire Lambson

The company says Lambson’s range of photoinitiators for curing will complement its offering of Sartomer photocure resins and speed development in this market.

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PEEK

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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Autoclave

CAMX 2019 exhibit preview: LEWCO

LEWCO (Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.) is featuring its line of convection oven systems for out-of-autoclave (OOA) composites curing application.

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Curing

CAMX 2019 exhibit preview: Shanghai Leadgo-tech

Shanghai Leadgo-tech (Shanghai, China) is featuring its lineup of vacuum process bagging materials for resin infusion, autoclave cure, oven cure and wet layup.

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PAEK

PEEKSense high-temperature thermocouple for PEEK composites curing

TE Wire & Cable’s PEEKSense thermocouple sensor is a high-temperature autoclave thermocouple assembly for polyetheretherketone (PEEK) composite applications. 

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Curing

FAMACOM project to develop more efficient manufacturing process for aerospace parts

The Spanish consortium, led by Aerotecnic, is using microwave curing for manufacturing large sandwich-structured composite parts.

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