Processes

PAEK

Victrex and University of Exeter partner on PAEK for additive manufacturing

3D printing collaboration to focus on R&D in the pursuit of the potential of high-performance polymers in additive manufacturing.

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Automotive

Bodo Möller Chemie establishes Adhesive Competence Center

New Adhesive Competence Center offers lab testing, education, design and audit support for the use of adhesives.

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Mass Transit

Agility launches new bus and truck systems for India featuring composite cylinders

Agility’s Type 4 cylinders are manufactured using carbon fiber composite and are 70% lighter than steel cylinders.

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Synova launches 5-axis Laser Microjet precision machining system for ceramic-matrix composites

New CNC machine with full 5-axis is capable of processing complex three-dimensional geometries.

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ATL/AFP

Automated Preforming, Part 7: Fill Gesellschaft

Fill automates preforming for 1-min cycle time overmolded thermoplastic automotive parts but supplies automation throughout aero- and autocomposites process chains.

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Automotive

Coriolis Group acquires filament winding specialist MF TECH

Parent company of Coriolis Composites completes first external growth operation, strengthening its industrial robotics for composites manufacturing.

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Adhesives

Webinar: New Developments in Resin & Adhesive Technology to Meet the Challenges and Demands of Composite Manufacturing

ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ is presenting a free Scott Bader-sponsored webinar on Tuesday Sept. 25, at 2:00 pm EDT on resin and adhesive technology.

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Aerospace

New horizons in welding thermoplastic composites

Latest developments in qualification, production and applications for aerospace and automotive.

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Roth filament winder to facilitate major Ariane 6 weight/cost cuts

One of the world’s largest filament winding systems will soon begin manufacturing components for the Ariane 6 space launch vehicle, which is expected to transport satellites into Earth orbit for the European Space Agency (ESA) as early as 2020.

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Hell’s Bay skiff redesign repeats win in clean water benefit race

Open sea boat racing has proven a perennially fruitful opportunity for boat designers and builders to hone their composites skills, and the recent third running of the Skiff Challenge — a 1,600-mile endurance race around the Florida coastline, was no exception.

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