Processes
Oli46 Resin Blocker maintains infusion vacuum level
Technical flange is designed to avoid resin waste up to 80%, improve surface finish and save on cost and production time.
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Thermwood demonstrates novel 3D printing approach for large vessel molds
Thermwood 3D-printed and trimmed five-foot-tall sections that were then bound together and bolted to form a complete female mold. The entire mold section, made of four printed pieces, weighs 4,012 pounds and required 65.5 hours to print.
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Moving forward on the Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD)
Clean Sky 2’s MFFD program continues to move toward its goal of delivering a welded, thermoplastic composite fuselage demonstrator using next-generation manufacturing processes.
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Adapa, ElectroHeat partner for reconfigurable thermoforming solution
Off-the-shelf solutions will pair curing oven and reusable adaptive mold to fit standard panel sizes for lower-cost composites manufacturing.
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Henkel, Carbon partnership offers additive manufacturing solutions
The combination of Loctite materials and 3D-printing expertise opens doors for the adoption of high-performance additive manufacturing at scale for industrial customers.
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Episode 33: Ethan Escowitz, Arris Composites
CW Talks checks in with Ethan Escowitz, co-founder and CEO of Arris Composites, to learn about the Additive Molding technology his company has developed.
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Victrex, Daher, attain next-gen thermoplastic aircraft panel milestone
The developed panel is a 176-ply laminate, 32-millimeter-thick composite structure and uses Victrex AE 250 PAEK-based thermoplastic composites.
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Brightlands Materials Center advances continuous fiber 3D printing in Limberg Bike
Other composites innovations include recyclable CFRP connectors, interwoven Dynema/carbon fiber reinforcements and integrating damage sensors into the frame.
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Leveraging towpreg to reduce the cost of CMC
High-denier, spread-tow Nextel 610 fiber and novel alumina matrix enable AFP production of Ox-Ox ceramic matrix composites.
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Using sensor data to improve composite parts and processes
nebumind software builds digital twins from manufacturing data to trace defects, compare manufactured parts, qualify processes, develop tolerance windows for process monitoring and more.
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