Products
Grid/skin structures explained
Composites expert and veteran Stephen Tsai and automated tape and fiber placement specialist MTorres have published “Composite Double-Double and Grid/Skin Structures: Low Weight/Low Cost Design and Manufacturing,” a design and manufacturing guide for the fabrication of grid-stiffened composite structures.
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METYX water-based pastes, polishes promote high gloss, prevent overheating
METYX has introduced a new product group consisting of three water-based pastes/polishes for use on a variety of end products.
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Airtech prepreg enables OOA cure, extends storage life
Airtech’s out-of-autoclave (OOA) beta prepreg is a benzoxazine composite tooling system that can be cured out-of-autoclave or in the autoclave.
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EconCore thermoplastic honeycomb panel production technology
EconCore’s ThermHex honeycomb technology converts thermoplastics to high-performance, lightweight honeycomb core structures and, combined with inline lamination of skins, produces lightweight sandwich panels.
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PEEKSense high-temperature thermocouple for PEEK composites curing
TE Wire & Cable’s PEEKSense thermocouple sensor is a high-temperature autoclave thermocouple assembly for polyetheretherketone (PEEK) composite applications.
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3D Platform large-format 3D printers
3D Platform has introduced two platforms for 3D printing: the WorkCell and the larger WorkCenter 500.
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Optima 3D launches next-generation 3D weaving machines for composites
Digital control and innovative shuttle system enable rapid parameter and sequence change for net shape preforms, billets, para beams and more.
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Solvay epoxy-based film for prepregs
Solvay Composite Materials has developed FusePly, an epoxy-based film that is designed to co-cure with a prepreg and provide a chemically active surface that reacts with functional groups in adhesives to create a covalently bonded structure.
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Technical Fibre Products microfiber support veils
Technical Fibre Products has launched its range of next-generation surfacing and adhesive support veils, for superior flexibility and surface smoothness.
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Face milling inserts reduce cycle times, ensure process security
Seco Tools has introduced larger LP09 inserts for its HighFeed 2 cutter bodies to eliminate long-face milling cycle times and ensure process security.
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LAP Laser laser-based camera system for composites fabrication
LAP Laser (Lüneberg, Germany) has introduced the DTEC-PRO camera system, a laser-based ply-placement vertification system designed to increase efficiency in composites manufacturing for aerospace applications.
Read MoreHexion self-extinguishing epoxy resin
Hexion has introduced Epon FlameX, a halogen-free, non-particulate, non-additive chemistry for epoxies that provides strong fire/smoke/toxicity (FST) performance in aerospace applications.
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