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Adapa reconfigurable molds enable weight saving in the marine industry
Gurit helps demonstrate resin saving and dynamic performance of thermoformed Corecell foam core.
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Quarantreat offers fast-build medical isolation studio for COVID-19 containment
Rapid dispatch design uses LitePan composite structural insulated panels and LiteTex thermoplastic composite laminates.
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RAPM development with PtFS
Boeing-led program explores rapid part cycles using automated, 180-channel thermal control molding cell for infusion, thermoset prepreg and thermoplastic composites.
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Manufacturing the complex geometry parts of RAPM
Boeing-led program explores simulation, tooling, preforming and molding approaches to lower composites part cost.
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New ice protection for composite aircraft wings from Clean Sky 2 program
EU-funded research is developing technology to meet deicing challenge with lower power consumption, greater efficiency and lower system weight.
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Novel prepreg for compression molding in RAPM
Solvay and Boeing combine aerospace performance with process knowledge for high-rate, low-cost composites production.
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Third patent issued for flexible thermoplastic prepreg
Technology enabling wider tapes and easier weaving/braiding for void-free laminates now offered by Precept One LLC
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Graphene-reinforced carbon fibers may offer path to stronger, cheaper composites
Graphene (0.075 weight %) added to PAN precursor exhibited 225% increase in carbon fiber tensile strength and 184% increase in modulus.
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CSIRO: Developing higher-quality, higher-strength, lower-cost carbon fibers
SIROPAN precursor aims for >20% increase in carbon fiber properties with increased control via RAFT polymerization, FLOW processing and novel metrology.
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LM Wind Power to close Little Rock wind blade plant
Production to consolidate in North Dakota facility as industry moves toward bigger blades.
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Cevotec upgrades SAMBA Fiber Patch Placement cells for production of large aerostructures
New features enable increased efficiency for curved structures using biaxial and quasi-isotropic laminates.
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Composite 3D printing allows damage detection in aerospace and construction
Using Anisoprint 3D printers, a materials research center in the Netherlands has developed 3D-printed composite parts with self-sensing functionality.
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