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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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NDI

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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Wind/Energy

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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Aerospace

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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Glass Fibers

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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Pressure Vessels

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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Molds/Tools

Composites AM research targets wind energy

The U.S. DOE, universities and industry leaders ramp up new efforts and funding to develop 3D-printed composite wind blade molds and end-use blade components.

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Composite raw materials