Resins

Automotive

CAMX 2018: Second look, more new developments

Curved pultrusion for automotive, Smart Susceptors for primary structure repairs and Huntsman advances leaf springs for trucks, carbon wheels for automotive, “thin-ply” ailerons with Airbus and Nanocomp Technologies.

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Continuous Fiber Manufacturing blurs the line between 3D printing and AFP

Continuous fiber manufacturing (CFM) is a 3D printing/continuous fiber deposition process patented by moi composites.

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Application

Racing catamaran still performing

Gougeon Brothers Inc. created a composite racing catamaran in 1990 that is still setting speed records decades later.

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Carbon fiber pickup box: A GM redux?

Didn’t GM release a truck with a composite pickup box years ago? The Pro-Tec box was molded in the same Huntington factory as the new CarbonPro version. So, what sets the new pickup box apart?

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Composite pickup box drives expansion of CSP’s Huntington, IN plant

The new expansion is where commercial production will begin next spring on the CarbonPro composite pickup box for top-of-the-line GMC Sierra Denali pickups.

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Electronics

LANXESS expands production capacity for continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites

The company’s Tepex continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites are used in series applications in the automotive, consumer electronics and sports industries.

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Aerospace

Alltec expands in North American market

The Brazillian company is investing in increased production capacity for structural parts in thermoplastic composite.

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CAMX 2018: Big changes coming

3D printing goes thermoset, pultrusion aims at automotive, a polyester resin with Tg>250°C and much more from the Dallas exhibit floor.

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Thermoplastics

New Products: October 2018

CW’s monthly roundup of new products for the composites industry – this month has seen innovations from Hennecke, Park Electrochemical Corp., BriskHeat, Verisurf, Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd., Techsil, Evonik, Airtech and Roth.

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Molds/Tools

UMaine Composites Center receives $500,000 to help boat builders incorporate 3D printing technology

Technology cluster will help Maine boatbuilders explore how large-scale 3D printing with wood plastic composites can provide a competitive advantage. 

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