Materials

CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: Airborne

Airborne’s integrated automated kitting system can pick composites plies directly from the conveyor cutter to sort, sequence and store them in a compact and fast buffer station.

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CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: C.A. Litzler

C. A. Litzler thermoplastic prepreg machines are designed to enable lower-cost, thermoplastic prepregs for automotive and aerospace applications.

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CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: Armacell

Armacell highlights its eco-friendly, recycled PET bottle ArmaPET foam solutions for composite parts in a variety of end markets.

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Bucci Composites reveals 22-inch all-carbon fiber wheels for Bentley SUV

The lighter component design — which offers weight savings of six kilograms per wheel — reduces rotational inertia, promises better vehicle handling and meets Bentley’s structural and aesthetics requirements.

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CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: Boston Materials

Supercomp, ZRT and Bimetal are three of Boston Material’s z-axis carbon fiber products developed via its patented magnetic alignment process.

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Atmospheric plasma jet technology rapidly pretreats glass fiber honeycomb sandwich panels

Plasmatreat’s Openair-Plasma system provides composite honeycomb panel manufacturer, MonoPan Composites, with a reliable, high-speed and low-cost dry pretreatment solution for homogeneous wettability.

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Troubleshooting thermoforming of thermoplastic composites

Challenges with the thermoforming/stamping process and potential solutions addressing the associated parameters and complex material behaviors.

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Kamm Projects launches carbon fiber aero-road bike

U.K.-based composites company combines passion with decades of industry experience to develop a next-gen bike that offers more stiffness, speed, comfort, efficiency, precision and response.

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CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: A&P Technology

A&P Technology’s new product offerings include slit tape thermoplastic fabrics that can be braided into fabrics up to 60 inches wide.

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Leveraging large-format AM fuels aerospace flexibility

Ascent Aerospace is known for producing high-quality metallic molds and tools for large aerostructures. Investment in large-format AM has expanded the company’s capabilities.

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