Processes

MakerBot 3D printing platform offers expanded advanced composite materials portfolio

Available through MakerBot Labs, the newly qualified 3D printing materials are ideal for demanding engineering applications that require high strength and heat resistance.

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Carbon Fibers

NIAR-WSU, Victrex begin NCAMP materials and process qualification for AFP

In-depth investigation into AFP machine variability on composite allowables begins on carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) test panels to achieve certification framework.

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Carbon Fibers

Air-cushion barge serves ice, shallow water operations with infused carbon fiber propellor ducts

Four composite propellor ducts supplied by A C Marine & Composite drive forward the steel-built hybrid hovercraft design to provide essential services year-round in the North Caspian Sea.

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Glass Fibers

Hybrid battery cover: Materials, process decisions

A Q&A with Timo Huber, vice president of HRC’s Advanced Composite Technology Center, discusses material and process considerations for HRC Group’s SMC electric vehicle battery cover research project.  

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Infrastructure

Fibrolux supports Polish bridge with custom pultruded deck beams

More than 16 kilometers of fiberglass-pultruded profiles double Marshal Jozef Pilsudski Bridge capacity and upgrade its durability.

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Cutting/Kitting

Airborne expands automated kitting partnerships in North America

Preferred Reselling Partners Eastman Machine and Zünd Systemtechnik leverage extensive experience in deploying cutters across diverse end markets to sell Airborne automated kitting solutions.

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PEEK

Roboze raises funds for composites industrial 3D printing platforms

A diverse pool of domestic and international investors aid in the further acceleration of R&D for ultra-precise 3D printing of carbon fiber PEEK and other polymers.

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SMC material configurations tailored to automotive battery enclosure design

SMC battery cover offers various module configurations, levels of performance, mass and cost for electric vehicles.

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Adaxis raises €1 million to combine 3D printing, industrial robotics

AdaOne software platform to be launched in 2022 supports automated, large-scale 3D printing with metals, plastics, composites and concrete to advance large-scale manufacturing.

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Sensors

Fingerprinting liquids for composites

Collo uses electromagnetic sensors and edge analytics to optimize resin degassing, mixing, infusion, polymerization and cure as well as monitoring drift from benchmarked process parameters and enabling in-situ process control.

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