Ginger Gardiner

Ginger Gardiner Senior Technical Editor

Automotive

CEAD, Siemens intensify collaboration for industrial 3D printing of large composite parts

CEAD’s new AM Flexbot includes Siemens’ Sinumerik CNC and Siemens will include a CEAD 3D printing system in its Additive Manufacturing Experience Center 

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Aerospace

New Digimat 2019.1 release enables smarter fiber-reinforced composite design values, allowables and crash modeling

Upgrades include high fiber content virtual test with 10-100 times faster analyses and progressive damage analysis using the Camanho method.  

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RTM

Corebon expands induction-based composites production into new facility

Results for cutting CFRP cycle time to be presented at Carbon Fiber 2019 conference.

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Prepregs

Kordsa works with Ford Otosan to develop composite leaf springs for heavy trucks

Prepreg compression molding prototype achieves 75% weight savings while boosting performance.

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Six candidates nominated for "Biocomposite of the Year 2019"

Natural fiber composites and wood plastic composites compete for 7th annual innovation award.

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Defense

Composite deckhouses cut weight, noise in wind farm service boats

Holland Composites produces CFRP deckhouses for Windcat wind farm service vessels

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Automotive

Mouldbox rebrands as Plyable, uses AI to automate composite tooling

By uploading CAD data into the Plyable app, businesses access a pre-qualified manufacturing network offering superior quality, plus time and cost savings.

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Thermoplastics

Covestro uses Maezio thermoplastic composites for prototype future mobility interiors

Recently unveiled premium concept focuses on multifunctional design, comfort and lightweight. 

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Aerospace

Atlas Composites chooses Plataine industrial IoT solution to optimize manufacturing operations

U.K.-based parts manufacturer uses material and tool tracking solution to improve quality control, reduce waste and advance labor efficiency.

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Automation

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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Wind/Energy

Bombardier wins award for resin transfer infusion wing

The MacRobert Award 2019 recognizes reduction in parts, fasteners and weight using pioneering advanced composites technology.

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Aerospace

First Toray LM-PAEK laminate for Clean Sky MECATESTERS project

KVE Composites Group and Rescoll cooperate in GKN Fokker-led project to develop micromechanical characterization of thermoplastic co-consolidated joints for aircraft fuselages

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