Processes

RTM

IACMI Scale-Up Research Facility to host Compression Molding Workshop

Workshop aims to enable OEMs and fabricators seeking to expand composites penetration in automotive and other end markets.

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Automation

48th auto-plastics competition highlights changing industry

Additive manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, greener parts featured prominently.

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Bonding

Measuring temperature inside composites and bondlines

ThermoPulse sensors offer Industry 4.0 temperature measurement and digital cure cycle management for bonded composite repairs, laminates and more.

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Diversified Machine Systems acquired by CMS North America

With the acquisition CMS broadens its portfolio of custom CNC machine solutions.

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Out of Autoclave

Bally Ribbon Mills offers film infusion for 3-D woven joints

In the film infusion process, a frozen sheet or film of resin is infused onto the custom 3-D woven joint, saving customers the trouble of infusing the resin themselves.

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Out of Autoclave

Rock West Composites opens Tijuana facility

New facility includes production areas for manufacturing processes including resin infusion, bladder molding, roll wrapping, wet layup and precision composite assembly.

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Cutting/Kitting

Eastman Machine Co. achieves ISO 9001:2015 certification

ISO 9001 is the international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system. 

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Trends

Boeing and Thermwood

The Boeing Co. (Chicago, IL, US) and Thermwood Corp. (Dale, IN, US) have employed additive manufacturing technology to produce a large, single-piece tool for the 777X program.

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Aerospace

GKN Fokker to implement automated kitting solution from Airborne

The automated kitting solution is said to reduce costs by saving man-hours and material scrap, and it enabling a flexible and digital workflow.

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Carbon Fibers

Thermwood and US Navy explore additive manufacturing for ships and ship systems

The validation program centered on printing an unclassified scale nose of a submarine using Thermwood’s Large Scale Additive Manufacturing (LSAM) system.

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