Ginger Gardiner

Ginger Gardiner Senior Technical Editor

Carbon Fibers

Hitachi Rail chooses Roboze printers, materials including carbon fiber/PEEK for railway spare parts

The Roboze ARGO 500 will be used at Hitachi Rail factories in Naples, Italy and Maryland, U.S. to reduce cost and delivery times for prototypes and spare parts.

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Hufschmied Zerspanungssysteme, specialist in composites machining, establishes branch in the U.S.

Supplier of material- and process-optimized cutting tools and technology for CFRP, GFRP and CMC, as well as metals, opened its Chicago facility August 1, 2024.

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Wind/Energy

Kautex wins SPE Grand Innovation Award for thermoplastic composite battery enclosure with integrated cooling

Second award for Pentatonic Battery Enclosures touts innovative design, enabling two-phase cooling for safe temperatures, high charging rates.

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Defense

Tighitco produces composite aerostructure system for Black Hawk helicopters

Tighitco’s track record of delivering composite and metallic solutions in aerospace and defense will support the performance and safety of all of Sikorsky’s Black Hawk platforms.

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Trends

Aernnova, Leonardo and AFuzion partner with Radia to build WindRunner

New aircraft is expected to deliver wind turbine blades from 105 meters up to expand the reach of wind energy and achieve global climate goals.

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Aerospace

GKN Aerospace commits to Airbus SusWingS program

Program will focus on sustainable, next-gen wing solutions, including in wing design and manufacturing and advancements in carbon fiber-reinforced composite materials.

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GKN delivers composite wing, booms for Supernal eVTOL

Key deliveries include the complete composite wing assembly in June and booms anticipated by end of July, in anticipation of upcoming flights and 2028 commercial service.

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Corebon induction heating

This sidebar to CW’s August 2024 feature article reviews this technology for more efficient composites manufacturing and why it aligns with Koridion active core molding.

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Work In Progress

Active core molding: A new way to make composite parts

Koridion expandable material is combined with induction-heated molds to make high-quality, complex-shaped parts in minutes with 40% less material and 90% less energy, unlocking new possibilities in design and production.

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Thermoplastics

CEAD print bed anchors ensure first layer adhesion in large-format 3D prints

Reusable plugs insert into CEAD’s patent-pending print bed, enable locking of first layer and easy release once printing is finished.

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Hydrogen Storage

Voith HySTech establishes JVs with Chinese Weifu High Technology Group

Supplier of Type 4 towpreg hydrogen storage tanks develops joint ventures with automotive technology group in China.

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Molds/Tools

Optimized rib-reinforced hollow composites via printed molds

Addyx topology optimization and water-soluble mandrel enables simultaneous rib and skin layup for one-shot, high-strength, lightweight structures.

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Composite raw materials