Processes
North Coast signs composites supply agreement with top tier aerospace company
North Coast Composites, Tool & Mold has secured a $99 million 10-year long term agreement to supply a commercial aircraft program with composite parts.
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Proving performance in EV powertrains
Simulation-driven development replaces aluminum with thermoplastic composites in gearbox housing.
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Web Industries expands aerospace prepreg composites formatting business in Europe
The aerospace composite materials formatting company has acquired France-based Omega Systèmes Atlantique and Aquitaine.
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Engineering Technology (Entec) revamps filament winding machinery lineup
Engineering Technology Corp. has reorganized its line of filament winding equipment into primary products, each offering different combinations of maximum mandrel weight, maximum mandrel length, mandrel diameter, number of spindles, number of axes and speed.
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Foiling motoryacht impresses in carbon fiber/epoxy
A project is underway to build a faster, lighter, hybrid-electric motorboat with foils and hull fabricated from carbon fiber and epoxy.
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NETZSCH and USQ partner to advance automated composite manufacturing
The research partnership will focus on advancing the automated production of composite materials using dielectric sensor technology.
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Plant tour: Meggitt San Diego, CA, US
This aerospace and defense fabricator upgrades to a larger facility and gets, in the process, a chance to rethink and optimize material, people and process flow.
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3D printing is missing the third dimension
Emerging processes like continuous fiber manufacturing, in-situ consolidation and tool-less manufacturing are bringing composite 3D printing into the third dimension.
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Tecnofire adds fire resistance to transportation and infrastructure applications
Intumescent nonwoven veils improve the fire performance of composites in bridge, bus, building, marine and aircraft structures.
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New Products: January 2019
CW’s roundup of new products for the composites industry – the past month has seen innovations from AnalySwift, BriskHeat, Granta Design, JETCAM, Kordsa, Starrett and Thermwood.
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