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Construction

Solution-based digital composites fabrication

MIT evolves liquid biomaterials into a new approach for sustainable engineered composite structures.

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Distran showcases Ultra Pro for reliable gas-leak detection

Hand-held ultrasonic imaging camera conducts fast and highly accurate gas-leak inspections via 124 ultrasound microphones several meters away from the source.

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CW Trending: A New Video Series From ÂÌñÏׯÞ

CW Trending features subject-matter experts, material suppliers, technology mavens and CW’s own editors to explore the ideas, technologies, trends and innovations in development or already in the marketplace. 

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Hydrogen Storage

Cevotec fiber patch placement improves storage efficiency of composite tanks

Cevotec’s solution is to apply carbon fiber patches to the dome areas of Type IV pressure vessels, which reportedly yields 15% in material, weight and cost savings.

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Carbon Fibers

Integrating antennas into composite aerostructures

ACASIAS project integrates Ku-band array antenna in novel AFP orthogrid with drastically reduced tooling for more fuel-efficient, multifunctional CFRP aircraft fuselage panel.

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Aerospace

Adapting composites 3D printing to evolving needs

Continuous fiber printing pioneer increases print cell options, size, hybridization and simulation capability for expanded applications.

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Aerospace

Deutsche Aircraft and H2FLY join forces to explore hydrogen powered flight

First flight of Dornier 328 demonstrator with fuel cell planned for 2025 to display potential for climate-neutral regional flights.

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Aerospace

STUNNING project successfully develops 8.5-meter thermoplastic fuselage skin

Clean Sky 2 project under the MFFD program produces two segments of an 8.5-meter-long, 4-meter-diameter thermoplastic fuselage skin via NLR’s in-house AFP machine, with consolidation plans this summer.

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Trends

Robotic injection molding for functionalized composites

Anybrid enables compact, flexible hybrid injection molding/overmolding for smaller series and larger components.

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Digital Demos

How to: Getting the most from your mold release

Mold release specialist AXEL Plastics offers dos and don’ts for cleaning, stripping and preparing molds for composites manufacturing. (Sponsored)

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Aerospace

Lockheed Martin, General Motors team up to further lunar exploration with autonomous moon rover design

The composite lunar rover concept will be well-equipped to travel farther distances for extended exploration and research capabilities.

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Automation

Airborne introduces automated pick-and-weld preforming system

The robust, flexible and versatile three-step system handles a range of dry fiber and thermoplastic composite material forms for high output, improved efficiency and reduced waste.

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