Processes

CAMX

Thermally conductive mandrels enhance filament winding capabilities

CAMX 2023: Acrolab features its Isomandrel technology, which redistributes high thermal energy uniformly over the entire filament winding mandrel surface, providing predictable and consistent energy input into the part and removing the need for oven cure.

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Carbon Fibers

KraussMaffei and partners develop sustainable, safe and stylish children’s bike

The Lion Bike is a German-made, injection molded bicycle with 40% recycled carbon fibers with zero scrap and enabling 67% lower CO2 emissions during production.

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VIDEO: Large-Format 3D Printing Solutions for Automotive Applications & More

Large scale 3D printing manufacturer, CEAD takes CW through their various robotics and extrusion systems at JEC World 2023.

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Caracol launches US operations with new Texas facility

Local North American headquarters based in Austin, Texas, U.S. will further the additive manufacturing company’s manufacturing and customer support and rapid operations growth. 

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CAMX

Live demonstrations present closed molding advancements

CAMX 2023: The Composites One and Closed Mold Alliance demo zone returns with short but engaging exhibitions featuring vacuum infusion, reusable bag molding, light RTM and other technologies through the show.

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Consumer

Plant tour: Arris Composites, Berkeley, Calif., U.S.

The creator of Additive Molding is leveraging automation and thermoplastics to provide high-volume, high-quality, sustainable composites manufacturing services.

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RTM

Modular, robotic cells enable high-rate RTM using any material format

Airborne’s automated ply placement systems at Airbus, GKN Aerospace and Teijin Automotive Technologies aim to maximize flexibility and intelligent automation.

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Aerospace

Composite profiles bring consistent quality to Ant-X drones

Italian drone solutions provider enlists Exel Composites to deliver pultruded and pull-wound profiles that support prototype drone structure designs. 

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Aerospace

Hybrid process marries continuous, discontinuous composites design

9T Labs and Purdue applied Additive Fusion Technology to engineer a performance- and cost-competitive aircraft bin pin bracket made from compression-molded continuous and discontinuous CFRTP.  

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RTM

Reusable vacuum bagging, vacuum sealing solution

CAMX 2023: SWORL is highlighting its spray-fabricated reusable vacuum bags (membranes, foils) and a new sealing product for more sustainable, out-of-autoclave composites processing.

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