Design/Simulation
BASF, Toyota collaborate for 2021 Sienna lightweighting
The 2021 Toyota Sienna features third row free-standing seatbacks and a 30% weight reduction with BASF’s 35% glass-reinforced polyamide PA6 grade Ultramid.
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Volta Trucks incorporates Bcomp’s natural fiber technologies in automotive application
Bcomp’s natural flax fibers and bio-based resin derived from rapeseed oil ensures sustainability, safety and significant weight savings.
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Composites feature in Altair’s 8th Annual Enlighten Awards
Recognized jointly with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), winners represent the world’s best initiatives to reduce vehicle weight and meet emissions targets.
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UMaine develops collaborative floating offshore wind demo project
The floating offshore wind demonstration project will reduce Maine’s overdependence on imported fossil fuels, produce more than $150 million in total economic output and create hundreds of jobs.
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GE, COBOD, LafargeHolcim enable taller wind turbines with 3D-printed concrete base
3D-printed bases can be printed on-site and will enable production of wind turbines up to 200 meters in height.
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Rize debuts RIZE 2XC, adaptive workplace 3D printer
In addition to meeting supply chain flexibility, the desktop composite 3D printer offers a safe and sustainable materials portfolio.
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Anaglyph releases Laminate Tools version 4.10
Improvements include new algorithms, added support for Abaqus, Ansys Workbench add-ins and a faster, more reliable SolidWorks add-in.
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FASTIGUE: Empowering digital twins of large-scale composite structures
A 3D finite element technique to resolve the fidelity-versus-speed dilemma of performing fatigue analysis for large composite structures.
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Composites complete IYRS heavy lift quadcopter demonstrator concept
Boasting a prepreg carbon fiber airframe, the HLAP concept became a platform for a variety of composite fabrication techniques.
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DrapeCube offers cost-effective preforming process for FRP textile production
The DrapeCube offers a cost-effective design for the production of fiber preforms from textile semi-finished products.
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