Glass Fibers
Airbond wins Queen's Award for splicing technology
The technology reportedly delivers improvements in operating costs for yarn processors in the textiles and the composites industry.
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Industrialized continuous fiber composite printing in Delft
CEAD offers large builds with speed, precision, low-cost extrusion and continuous fiber.
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Smarter, integrated data for ATL/AFP
More than helping to eliminate dry runs and costly errors, AFP/ATL software is beginning to benefit the whole product lifecycle through the interconnectedness of the digital thread.
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Petro Lube Inc. introduces rhenus coolant for composites machining
Use of the special coolant during the machining process is said to enable up to 60% higher feed rates and produce up to four times more parts.
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Ahlstrom-Munksjö introduces HighFlow Marine glass and carbon fiber reinforcement fabrics
The HighFlow Marine product range consists of several unidirectional and biaxial reinforcement fabrics, with various infusion speeds for marine manufacturing.
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Williams Advanced Engineering develops lightweight structures to protect troops
The company is using its Formula One-derived composites technology to build strong, lightweight 3D composites structures for U.K. defense applications.
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Composite manhole covers used in national LUKOIL Bulgaria update program
Fibrelite’s GFRP covers are said to improve safety for operators and site owners vs. corroded metal covers.
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Plant Tour: Composite Advantage
Composite Advantage supplies engineered fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) products including bridge decks, trail bridges, cantilever sidewalks, rail platforms, as well as waterfront structures such as fender protection systems, pilings and naval ship separators.
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Reaping the benefits: Composites use grows in agricultural equipment
Multiple trends support composites advances in this huge but fragmented market.
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Markforged raises $82 million to expand product line
The continuous fiber composite 3D printing pioneer will use capital to accelerate mass production printers, global expansion and new materials, such as FR aerocomposites.
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