Processes

Engineering Technology Corp. launches new website

The new site, www.etcwinders.com, features the company’s filament winding capabilities.

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Pultrusion

5G-enabled smart cities bring opportunities for pultruded composites

A recent report explores the utility of radio frequency-transparent pultruded composite materials for integrating 5G mobile networks into urban infrastructure.

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FRP bridge prototype uses large-scale 3D printing

Royal HaskoningDHV, CEAD and DSM produced a pedestrian bridge prototype using large-scale additive manufacturing of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastics.

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Adhesives

Swancor to supply MHI Vestas with wind blade materials in Taiwan

The supply contract covers more than 50% of the direct materials value of blade manufacturing, including carbon tow, carbon pultrusion, resin and bonding glue.

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Plant Tour: Veelo Technologies, Woodlawn, Ohio, U.S.

Advanced materials company evolves from nanomaterials to multifunctional composites and processing solutions.

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Thermoplastics

Arevo introduces 3D-printed carbon fiber unibody bike frame and rim

Arevo will display its 3D-printed carbon fiber unibody production bike frame and 3D-printed thermoplastic rim at Eurobike 2019.

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Automation

Mikrosam launches automation for production of hydrogen, CNG tanks

A new production line will combine filament winding and automation to produce more than 60,000 tanks annually for the automotive industry.

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Cutting/Kitting

Eastman releases compact cutting conveyor system

The latest release of the Eagle C-125 CNC conveyor cutting system is 8 ft. in length and comes at three width configurations.

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CAMX Additive Manufacturing Workshop speaker: Orbital Composites

The Additive Manufacturing Workshop for Composites at CAMX (Anaheim, Calif., U.S.) will take place on September 25 and will explore the evolution of 3D printing technology and fiber reinforcement. 

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PEKK

Hexcel materials, AM process approved for Boeing aerospace structures

Boeing has approved Hexcel’s HexAM laser sintering process and end-use structures made using the company’s HexPEKK-100 carbon fiber/PEKK material.

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