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Aerospace

InFactory Solutions with Airbus

Airbus spin-off supplying Industry 4.0 systems for composites completes first qualification and discusses future developments for defect position visualization.

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Wind/Energy

JEC World 2017: Show report, part 1

JEC World 2017 was, by almost any measure, the biggest and busiest JEC event yet, and exhibitors came with much to show the world of composites about innovation in materials, equipment and technology.

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JEC World 2017: Final Day Video Report

Recap video from the last day of JEC World 2017.

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Mass Transit

Modular racking system expedites delivery

Bionic design and anisotropic elements enable this modular racking system concept to fulfill last-mile delivery goals.

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Adhesives

Composites for builders: Establishing structural foundations

Doors open to composites in residential and light commercial construction, above and below ground.

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RTM

500,000 parts per year? No problem!

BENTELER-SGL develops fully automated HP-RTM production of the weight- and space-saving composite leaf spring for Volvo’s multi-model SPA global platform.

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Automotive

SMC: Old dog, new tricks

A sheet molding compound renaissance highlights new reinforcements, new fillers, new matrices, new opportunities.

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Ketones

Toho Tenax rolls out thermoplastic recycling solution

Tenax-E COMPOUND rPEEK CF30 features waste materials from production of the company's ThermoPlastics material and contains semicrystalline PEEK polymer.

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Ketones

Injection overmolded composites demo comes to conclusion

Researchers at the Thermoplastic Composites Research Center in The Netherlands have proved the viability of injection molding a grid-stiffened composite panel.

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Adhesives

Thermoplastic composites: Occupant protection in transportation

European consortium develops, validates unique hybrid process for a glass/PA6 engine-compartment bulkhead to replace stamped steel on commercial trucks.

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Recycling

Composites – the next big recycling business?

Reps from the composites industry recently spoke at The Plastics Recycling Conference about the potential opportunities in this sector.

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Sustainability

Making composite parts from 3D printed paper molds

Honda made autoclave-capable molds at one-tenth the cost of CNC-machined metal using Mcor's SDL technology.

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