Processes
Roboze 3D printing partners with Yamaha Motor Racing
Yamaha Motor Racing selects Roboze as its technology partner for high-performance 3D printing with super polymers and composite materials.
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Airborne delivers composite upper stage tank for EU ENVOL project
Nine-member consortium targets development of low-cost, green vertical orbital launcher with manufacture of an ultra-lightweight composite tank design in an automated manufacturing environment.
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BlueHalo launches next generation of Intense Eye UAS
Unmanned aerial system (UAS) from BlueHalo featuring an HX5 injection-molded chassis from Alpine Advanced Materials is said to be lighter, stronger and more efficient than aerospace-grade aluminum.
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Mechnano trademarks CNT dispersion process for AM materials
D’Func dispersions eliminate clumped and roped CNTs, leading to increased electrical and mechanical performance in 3D-printed parts.
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XlynX Materials BondLynx and PlastiLynx for low surface energy PP, PE substrates
Award-winning Xlynx materials use breakthrough “diazirine” technology to boost bond strength up to 950% as adhesives, primers and textile strengtheners.
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Orbital Composites licenses AMCM technology
Additive manufacturing compression molding (AMCM), co-developed with ORNL, combines robotic AM and continuous fiber technologies to revolutionize high-volume composites manufacturing.
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Exel Composites pultruded rods enhance Umbrosa parasol durability
The Belgium-based manufacturer chose pultruded fiberglass ribs for many of its umbrella and parasol designs to effectively endure exposure to high wind speeds, saltwater, rain and UV.
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Loop Technology robotic machining system works with harder materials
The RoboMach HA is a high-accuracy robotic machining system that can work with a range of materials, including cured composites.
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21st century concrete: composite metamaterial with super compressability, energy harvesting
Material comprising 3D-printed, auxetic, reinforced polymer lattices in conductive cement matrix can compress up to 15% and generate electricity for lightweight, mechanically tunable structures with energy harvesting and sensing.
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Heat mapping simulation to improve AFP parts
An optical model developed for Coriolis Composites’ SimuReal AFP process simulation software enables verification of energy distributions during AFP to better define heating laws.
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