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CAMX 2015: Automotive, military innovations and on-floor demos

ACMA’s and SAMPE’s second combined event featured plenty of new products and thought-provoking conference sessions for the composites industry.

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Autoclave

CAMX 2015: More green, more customization, more growth

CAMX, the second year, was in interesting event, marked by a lot of enthusiasm, a lot of innovation and many new products.

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PAEK

CAMX 2015: Eyecatchers

A selection of parts, processes and new players from the exhibit floor as well some interesting developments from the technical sessions.

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Automotive

“Intelligent Lightweighting”: A strategy that works

A CW columnist and the chief commercialization officer for the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI, Knoxville, TN, US), Dale Brosius suggests a realistic approach as carbon fiber competes with aluminum and steel for the future of automotive manufacturing

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Aerospace

Terma Aerostructures: Grenaa, Denmark

This Danish manufacturer of precision composite aircraft parts and components has emerged as a significant player in fabrication of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II.

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Weaving

Classic Reflections Coachworks: Tacoma, WA, US

They didn’t invent the wheel, but they take pride in reinventing — via high-quality CFRP and precision manufacturing — newer-model Corvettes with exteriors inspired by iconic Corvette stylings from this classic’s early days.

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Nanomaterials

Aerocomposites: The move to multifunctionality

Designers envision aircraft components that do more than bear structural loads, but must first confront great complexities to actualize greater functional efficiency.

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Filament Winding

CFRP adapters deliver high-quality printing at lower cost

Filament wound, carbon fiber/epoxy cylinders meet customer performance demands.

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RTM

The end of delamination?

A spin-off from MIT's NECSTlab, N12 Technologies Inc. launches NanoStitch, the world's first vertically aligned CNT product via a continuous industrial process, which bridges adjacent CFRP plies, boosting interlaminar shear and increasing fatigue life by 100%.

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Sustainability

Cytec gearing up for automotive expansion

With a new automotive-focused Application Centre set to open in December, Cytec Industrial Materials is emphasizing material and process flexibility to help OEMs integrate composites into forthcoming cars and trucks.

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