Molds/Tools
Improve production with five-axis machines built for composites
Virtually tour (4) USA-Made 5-Axis CNC Machines designed and engineered to help companies improve profits by decreasing cycle times and improving part quality. (Sponsored)
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Hybrid battery cover: Materials, process decisions
A Q&A with Timo Huber, vice president of HRC’s Advanced Composite Technology Center, discusses material and process considerations for HRC Group’s SMC electric vehicle battery cover research project.
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External, internal mold release systems
Acmos Inc. has published a product brochure that outlines the types and capabilities of mold release systems offered by the company.
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Converting from hand layup to open mold spray-up process
In this Digital Demo, Sam Cruz, MVP's Senior Product Manager, talks about how to convert from hand lay-up process to spraying fiberglass and offers an overview of the benefits. (Sponsored)
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Composite ring frame improves safety, cost for workhorse helicopter
Airbus Helicopters replaces aluminum primary structure with CFRP using multi-piece preform and single-shot infusion.
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Collaborative Boeing-led project validates large-scale composite AM tooling
The U.S. Navy-funded program demonstrated a large-scale, autoclave-curable 3D-printed carbon fiber composite tool using a Thermwood LSAM machine.
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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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EnvisionTEC, Covestro collaborate on material, printer solutions for DLP 3D printing tooling applications
Covestro DLP resin e-PerFORM used with EnvisionTEC’s Perfactory P4K series DLP 3D printing demonstrates faster, more cost-effective print speeds for the production of injection molding tooling.
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Ru-bix launches a range of bio-based, hybrid tooling boards
Ru-bix’s new tooling board products include boards that uses a mix of biomaterial and recycled board swarf, and hybrid boards with high Tg and low CTE.
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