Design & Tooling
Advancing composite manufacturing through custom wire solutions
CAMX 2023: Pelican Wire’s engineering and manufacturing capabilities provide tailored wire solutions for complex heating, temperature monitoring and distinct sensing applications.
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ORNL, Zeiss to improve CT inspection for 3D-printed parts
Five-year research collaboration starts with metal AM parts and is considering 3D-printed composites next, incorporating machine learning into CT scanning to reduce time, cost of inspections by 10 times and improve quality.
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Technology investment contributes to complex industrial tooling services
CAMX 2023: A new five-axis router rounds out Accurate Patterns’ capabilities in precise toolmaking, patterns, plugs, fixtures and gauges for fiberglass fabricators, thermal formers, carbon fiber parts manufacturers and others.
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Portable digital ultrasonic imaging achieves in-service, field and manufacturing inspection
CAMX 2023: 2D array ultrasonic NDT for composites, metals and other materials is made possible through Dolpitech’s dolphicam and dolphicam2+ matrix transducer technology.
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SMC simulation tool enhances design optimization
CAMX 2023: FiRMA, Engenuity’s new approach to SMC, uses a predictive technique that accurately reflects material properties and determine the performance range an SMC part or structure will exhibit.
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Infrared NDT well-suited to demanding in-service, manufacturing and research applications
CAMX 2023: High-precision, cost-effective thermographic NDT technologies offered by Thermal Wave Imaging addresses real-world inspection challenges.
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Composites UK launches best practice guide for composites tooling
“Mould Tooling for Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites” is latest in Composites UK’s series of good practice guides, available online for free.
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Base Materials announces new distributor to support growth in European composites market
B. Beyer GmbH will distribute Base Materials’ range of epoxy and polyurethane tooling board materials and ancillary products.
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Cryogenic qualification services provide quality material evaluations
CAMX 2023: Precision Measurements and Instruments Corp. is an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited testing laboratory that characterizes materials from cryogenic to elevated temperatures.
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D-JOINTS project helps engineers protect composite aircraft structures from lightning strikes
Design of innovative composite hybrid joints with electromagnetic compatibility project tested and validated two types of joint technologies plus software tool for faster design.
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