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3D printing continuous fiber on the desktop
Additive manufacturing technology company expands offerings to include high-performance composites.
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CW Top Shops: Meaningful data for composites fabricators
The amount of data produced by manufacturing facilities is increasing exponentially. CW Top Shops' inaugural benchmarking survey helps contextualize some of that data.
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Modular, mobile, multiple robotics poised to change the AFP/ATL paradigm
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is working on two multi-robot automated fiber and tape placement technologies that could change the paradigm in large-part aerocomposites manufacturing.
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Product Roundup: October 2019
CW’s roundup of new products for the composites industry — the past month has seen innovations from Anver Corp., BriskHeat, Composites UK, Composite Technologies Intl., Evonik, French Oil & Mill Machinery, LaX Engineered Solutions, Mitsui Chemicals, NLign Analytics, Nordson Sealant Equipment, Ross, Solvay and Wisconsin Oven Corp.
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Small sat demonstrator enabled by CRP Technology's Windform composite materials
Selective laser sintering and CRP Technology’s Windform XT 2.0 carbon composite material was recently selected for the manufacture of a 3U CubeSat demonstrator.
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Carbon fiber/epoxy for automotive mass reduction, mass production
IACMI precompetitive research explores carbon fiber-reinforced prepreg, SMC with novel matrix for structural passenger-car applications.
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Spacesuits for the next generation
NASA has unveiled two new spacesuit designs that will be used for the Artemis program moon missions.
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Composites Index contracts for third month
The Composites Index experienced its third month of contracting activity in September, registering 47.3.
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Shape Machining unveils carbon fiber suspension links
The company has designed, manufactured and successfully tested a carbon fiber suspension link for a high-end automotive OEM.
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Keeping things moving with FRP
Two recent projects using fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bridge decking material from Composite Advantage (Dayton, Ohio, U.S.) demonstrate the increasing role of composites in infrastructure.
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On the road with CompositesWorld
CW Senior Editor Scott Francis offers a recap of recent composites industries events including CAMX 2019 and SPE ACCE 2019.
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Composites 4.0: digital assistants, edge computing and the future of smart factories
Plataine reviews developments and discusses where composites manufacturing is headed.
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