Scott Francis

Scott Francis Editor-In-Chief

Consumer

Lightweight Reading: COBRA International celebrates 40th year with retrospective book

Looking back on 40 years of COBRA International composites for watersport products – and beyond.

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Out of Autoclave

Latest Moldex3D version improves RTM simulation workflow

Latest Moldex3D version includes more control over complex layer layer orientations and improved RTM pre-processing workflow. 

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Curing

Globe, UDRI announce Composites Technology Center

Composites Technology Center to support materials/process development and applications development/demonstration projects for multiple markets.

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Aerospace

GKN Aerospace sees FDM and carbon-reinforced parts as future of additive manufacturing

The company anticipates greater move towards the use of FDM additive manufacturing to produce high-value, flight-critical, end-use composite parts.

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Automotive

CFRP employed in oil control valve

Asian automaker replaces machined aluminum in an injection molded oil control valve with carbon fiber-reinforced composite.

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Aerospace

Airbus partners with AMSilk on synthetic spider silk technology

Airbus intends to explore how AMSilk’s Biosteel fiber can be used to develop a new aerospace composite material.

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Carbon Fibers

NASA tests foldable heat shield

NASA’s Adaptable Deployable Entry Placement Technology (ADEPT) is a foldable carbon fabric device that opens to make an umbrella-like heat shield.

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Aerospace

Ingersoll showcases 3D printed winglet layup tool at IMTS

The part was printed with large 3D printing technology developed by Ingersoll Machine Tools and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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ATL/AFP

NIAR makes strides in additive manufacturing and automated composites technologies

The National Institute for Aviation Research joins ASTM International’s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence and also makes progress in ATL efforts.

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Adhesives

Second Generation In-Mold Electronic materials enable embedded touch control and lighting

DuPont’s second generation of In-Mold Electronic (IME) materials boasts key advancements in its electrically conductive adhesive, protection encapsulant and crossover dielectric.

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Adhesives

Henkel invests in adhesive technology innovation center

The new facility will feature labs, research and testing facilities, office space and conference rooms.

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Aerospace

Boeing suspends 787 plant operations due to Hurricane Florence

In anticipation of the hurricane’s landfall the company has suspended operations to allow employees to evacuate the area.

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Composite raw materials