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Slowing industry expansion led by decline of new orders
A slowing July expansion is reflected by new orders, production and backlog readings, the latter of which experienced a 15-point decline, one of the largest single-month declines in recorded history.
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Stratasys, Champion Motorsport team up to test 3D-printed core technology
Stratasys proves out carbon fiber-wrapped, printed core for toolless, customizable manufacture, on aerodynamic prototype and production parts for a winning racecar.
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CW Trending: The CompositesWorld Video Series
The composites industry is constantly being shaped and reshaped by myriad forces all stimulating innovative new ways to apply fiber-reinforced materials. CW Trending is a monthly video series that takes a closer look at these composites forces at these ideas, technologies, trends and innovations in development or already in the marketplace.
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Robotic computed tomography – removing NDT barriers for composites
Radalytica uses collaborative robots, ultra-sensitive X-ray photon detectors and the ability to combine CT with ultrasound, surface profiling and other inspection methods to optimize composites part quality, production and reduce cost.
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Composites opportunities in a growing infrastructure market: CW Trending episode 2
This episode of CW Trending, sponsored by Composites One, takes a look at the opportunities for expanded use of composites in infrastructure applications.
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Composites in aircraft fuselage — now and in the future
What do some of the challenges of composites use on the 787 teach us about composites use on next-generation aircraft?
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CW Trending: composites opportunities in a growing infrastructure market
Learn from Editor-In-Chief, Jeff Sloan and guests Joe Fox and Gareth Williams about the trends they are seeing in the democratization of composites.
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Atmospheric plasma jet technology rapidly pretreats glass fiber honeycomb sandwich panels
Plasmatreat’s Openair-Plasma system provides composite honeycomb panel manufacturer, MonoPan Composites, with a reliable, high-speed and low-cost dry pretreatment solution for homogeneous wettability.
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Troubleshooting thermoforming of thermoplastic composites
Challenges with the thermoforming/stamping process and potential solutions addressing the associated parameters and complex material behaviors.
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Leveraging large-format AM fuels aerospace flexibility
Ascent Aerospace is known for producing high-quality metallic molds and tools for large aerostructures. Investment in large-format AM has expanded the company’s capabilities.
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Composites manufacturing is additive manufacturing
As the additive manufacturing space continues to expand, it might be the technology that catapults composites fabrication itself.
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DLR ZLP demonstrates new method for thermoplastic composite hydrogen fuel tank
AFP uses xenon lamp heating and inline QA to achieve innovative design which also uses ultrasonic welding.
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