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Big composite container protects vital satellite

Before they experience the vibrations of launch and the rigors of the space environment, satellites first have to make it to the launch pad. Pagnotta Engineering Inc. (PEI, Exton, PA, US) was called upon by Orbital ATK (Dulles, VA, US) to design a shipping box to protect Orbital ATK’s GEOStar-3 geosynchronous satellite bus structure, during shipment.

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An SMC machinery provider adds automation

About the time that I started writing about the composites industry, I was introduced to the concept of SMC – sheet molding compound. I was intrigued this year at the JEC World in Paris to meet with a German company, Schmidt & Heinzmann (S&H, Bruchsal, Germany).

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Glass Fibers

Exel Composites and CNIM partner on glass fiber components for world's largest fusion facility

Fiberglass components to be used for the magnet support structure of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).

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Out of Autoclave

New board makes windsurfing available to all

Making the windsurfing sport available to all

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Automated Preforming, Part 6: Coriolis Composites

Pioneer in automated fiber placement (AFP) advances preforms for overmolded thermoplastic composites enabling production of one automotive part every 20 seconds.

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Glass Fibers

METYX announces new technical textiles manufacturing facility

New production site will manufacture a range of glass and carbon fabrics for the North American composites market.

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Continuous fiber thermoplastics are smart for world’s largest appliance manufacturer

Haier uses Covestro CFRTP in Casarte line of “smart” air conditioners

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Out of Autoclave

JEC World 2018 preview: Spheretex

The latest product development from Spheretex, Sphere.core PSI, will be launched at JEC World 2018 in Paris.

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Out of Autoclave

iComposite 4.0 — cutting composites cost by 50%

An intelligent, integrated process using 3D fiber spraying, inline inspections/simulation and embedded RFID chips to cut scrap and rejections for structural HP-RTM epoxy parts.

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Thermoplastics

JEC World 2018 preview: e-Xstream engineering

Digimat 2018 revolutionary material modeling platform

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CW Tech Days: High-Temp Composite Solutions