Cutting/Kitting

BMI

Spar forming simplified

Adapting its Automated Stiffener Forming (ASF) technology to build spars directly in female molds, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems anticipates dramatic drops in cycle time and manufacturing cost.

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ATL/AFP

JEC World 2019 briefs

JEC briefs on Bindatex, FILL, Solvay, Henkel, Web Industries, Cobra, PolyOne, GKN Fokker, Thomas Technik + Innovation and Hyosung Advanced Materials.

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Sustainability

OMAX to be acquired by Hypertherm

Hypertherm and OMAX have signed a merger agreement effective in April, combining the companies’ portfolios of waterjet and other industrial cutting technologies.

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Hi-Temp Resins

People in Composites – January 2019

CW’s monthly roundup of people news in the composites industry.

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Prepregs

Web Industries expands aerospace prepreg composites formatting business in Europe

The aerospace composite materials formatting company has acquired France-based Omega Systèmes Atlantique and Aquitaine.

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Plant Tours

Plant tour: Meggitt San Diego, CA, US

This aerospace and defense fabricator upgrades to a larger facility and gets, in the process, a chance to rethink and optimize material, people and process flow. 

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Aerospace

Web Industries' Vermont-based plant earns Nadcap accreditation

The accreditation was granted in November 2018 and covers the facility’s aerospace composite ply cutting and kitting operations.  

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RTM

Dark Matter Composites announces 2019 course schedule

Consultancy and composites design and prototyping service provider offers composite training courses.

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Finepart Sweden waterjet system enables precise, non-thermal cutting

Finepart Sweden’s micro abrasive waterjet system offers non-thermal micro cutting for composites in a variety of applications.

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Cutting/Kitting

Carbon-Core Corp. announces facility expansion

New building to house expanded CNC kit cutting facilities and foam processing equipment. 

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HyperX Software for Composite Structural Analysis
Airtech
Smart Tooling
cut by an Eastman
re-engineered the ORPC foil and strut
CompositesWorld
Thermwood Corp.
Advanced Nonwovens for Aerocomposites - TFP
Airtech International Inc.