Ginger Gardiner Senior Technical Editor

Materials Testing 27 Feb 2018

Sensors for monitoring resin infusion flow front and cure

InFactory Solutions commercializes technology to provide real-time resin impregnation and cure data across composite parts for zero-defect, intelligent process chains.

Aerospace 20 Feb 2018

Airborne, Siemens and SABIC partner to mass produce thermoplastic composites

Flexible, automated production lines, featuring radically low conversion costs, aimed at millions of parts/yr — CW’s interview with all three companies.

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Carbon Fibers 12 Feb 2018

Carbon Fibre Preforms for low-cost and zero waste

Chopped fiber preforms in seconds, 1200°C burn resistance for hours, low-cost CFRP to replace metals

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Fabrics/Preforms 9 Feb 2018

Fiber Patch Placement at scale

SAMBA automated cells now offered in Step, Pro and Scale models, for 3D preforming dry fiber and prepreg at rates up to 15-100 kg/hr.

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Compression Molding 2 Feb 2018

ShapeTex preforms successful in automotive parts

Shape Machining Ltd. has demonstrated lightweight composite parts in automotive development program.

Automotive 2 Feb 2018

Kordsa pursues composites R&D

Turkish reinforcements supplier posts record number of patents and inventions, with over 25% from its Composites Technologies Center of Excellence.

Injection/Overmolding 31 Jan 2018

SGL Group optimizes supply chain for composites

SGL’s takeover of former BENTELER and BMW JVs, plus sale of Kumpers JV, consolidates the company’s CF activities while it broadens its composites technology portfolio.

Aerospace 29 Jan 2018

Consolidating thermoplastic composite aerostructures in place, Part 1

After more than 30 years of development, in-situ consolidation is nearing its promise to eliminate fasteners and the autoclave, and enable an integrated, multifunctional airframe.

Aerospace 29 Jan 2018

Thermoplastic composite demonstrators — EU roadmap for future airframes

There is a TPC development roadmap in Europe, supported by Airbus and a variety of aerospace consortia, and involving almost every major aerostructures supplier in Europe.

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