Processes

Recycling

Broetje-Automation demonstrates rCF placement via AFP

Through the ScrapSeRO project, the system integrator and machine builder successfully processed recycled composites, in addition to more traditional materials, via its highly flexible Staxx One system.

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CRP Technology launches Windform SL for UAV needs

Carbon fiber-reinforced polyamide, added to CRP’s Top-Line series, is well suited to demands for lightness, stiffness and thermal resistance in composites 3D printing.

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Automated end-to-end composite solutions for tape laying, fiber placement

JEC World 2024: Fives invites attendees to learn more about its specialization in providing composites precision and performance, whether its through its Cincinnati, Forest-Liné and Lund lines or its ACE and COAST engineering suites.

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CW Top Shops

Ballistic protection panels manufacturer relies on automation for high throughput, efficiency

Maine-based CW Top Shops honoree Compotech Inc. recently doubled its manufacturing space and team to produce modular composite panels for defense applications via light resin transfer molding (LRTM).

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BCN3D forms Supernova for VLM business growth

An independent entity, Supernova will enhance materials development and hardware industrialization for the viscous lithography manufacturing process, which can take fillers or fiber reinforcement for elevated product development.

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Thermoplastics

Thermoplastic tape friction tester completed at TPRC

Delivered and implemented at Toray Advanced Composites, the setup seeks to eliminate defects during hot press forming thermoplastic tapes.

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State-of-the-art composites cutting, machining solutions ensure accuracy, ease of operation

JEC World 2024: Compcut is presenting its advanced composites saw (ACS) and precision composite router (PCR), in addition to inviting attendees to bring their own materials for demonstration purposes.

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Filament winding software focuses on efficiency, precision

JEC World 2024: Roth Composite Machinery is co-exhibiting with partner mefex GmbH to present new developments to its µRoWin software for automated filament winding.

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Markforged optimizes 3D-printed part performance with Performance Advisor

The physics-based analysis method is use case independent, automatically providing print settings that will give users options to increase part strength while optimizing for cost and print time.

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NDT

Xnovo Technology, Exciscope introduce X-ray tensor tomography technique

Through a strategic partnership, the companies introduce the FiberScanner3D module, dedicated to bringing more rapid, reliable and robust fiber structure characterization methods to lab settings.

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