Design & Tooling
RECONTRAS project validates use of microwaves and laser welding to obtain recyclable composites
Reseachers obtained a reduction in costs and energy consumption through the manufacture of three composite prototypes and confirm the feasibility of recycling and processing the resulting material.
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Lanxess thermoplastics lightweight Geely front end carrier component
Evaluated and tested by Lanxess, the high-modulus, high-flow PA6 material reinforced with 50% glass fiber achieves high stiffness and strength for the multi-component assembly.
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Hexcel, HP Composites develop carbon fiber Class A body panels
Italian component producer combines composites processing expertise with Hexcel HexPly XF3 surfacing material, HexPly M47 and HexPly M49 prepregs for supersport sedan external body panels.
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Anisoprint continuous fiber co-extrusion technology powers lunar rover vehicle
Carbon fiber-reinforced wheel mount and control arm design reduces lunar rover weight to as low as 24 and 64 grams, respectively.
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ISO standard launched to quantify drapability and deformability of fabrics and nonwovens
ISO 21765 allows worldwide comparable measurement of various parameters, which can be measured on Textechno’s DRAPETEST instrument.
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Leveraging motorsports composites for next-gen rotorcraft
FastCan consortium integrates hollow, solid and cored CFRP into single-cure, single-piece canopy for reduced weight and cost.
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Increasing the composite stack: Co-molding of dissimilar materials
This demo introduces the concept of co-molding with thermoset composites to improve the final part performance. (Sponsored)
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CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: CGTech
CGTech is to demonstrate VERICUT 9.2 simulation, composites and additive manufacturing capabilities.
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Covestro and ParaMatters develop anisotropic optimization software for composites
Designers and engineers can use the new optimization tool to obtain the most optimal part design based on material deposition and fiber orientation.
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Anisoprint, Additive Flow launch full-scale topology optimization software for composites
Additive Flow’s FormFlow software enables users to optimize geometry smoothly through all phases of the design process. The tool is compatible with Anisoprint’s slicing software, Aura, for composite 3D printing.
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