Processes

PEEK

Hitachi Rail chooses Roboze printers, materials including carbon fiber/PEEK for railway spare parts

The Roboze ARGO 500 will be used at Hitachi Rail factories in Naples, Italy and Maryland, U.S. to reduce cost and delivery times for prototypes and spare parts.

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Hufschmied Zerspanungssysteme, specialist in composites machining, establishes branch in the U.S.

Supplier of material- and process-optimized cutting tools and technology for CFRP, GFRP and CMC, as well as metals, opened its Chicago facility August 1, 2024.

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Zimmerman highlights five-axis portal milling line

The FZU22 machines various workpiece shapes, sizes and materials including carbon fiber and other fiber reinforcement options.  

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Focus on Design

Carbon fiber, bionic design achieve peak performance in race-ready production vehicle

Porsche worked with Action Composites to design and manufacture an innovative carbon fiber safety cage option to lightweight one of its series race vehicles, built in a one-shot compression molding process.

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CAMX

Cold cutting equipment designed for carbon fiber

CAMX 2024: Sheffield, a producer of highly accurate cutting machines, highlights its C-503 model machine made to cut carbon fiber, fiberglass and even natural fibers.  

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Molds/Tools

Corebon induction heating

This sidebar to CW’s August 2024 feature article reviews this technology for more efficient composites manufacturing and why it aligns with Koridion active core molding.

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Design & Tooling

Active core molding: A new way to make composite parts

Koridion expandable material is combined with induction-heated molds to make high-quality, complex-shaped parts in minutes with 40% less material and 90% less energy, unlocking new possibilities in design and production.

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CEAD print bed anchors ensure first layer adhesion in large-format 3D prints

Reusable plugs insert into CEAD’s patent-pending print bed, enable locking of first layer and easy release once printing is finished.

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Molds/Tools

Optimized rib-reinforced hollow composites via printed molds

Addyx topology optimization and water-soluble mandrel enables simultaneous rib and skin layup for one-shot, high-strength, lightweight structures.

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Filament Winding

Raw materials distributor provides quality fiberglass, resin variety

CAMX 2024: Imate Composites presents a variety of resins, fiberglass and roving products, as well as mats and catalysts. 

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