Additive Manufacturing
Continuous Composites unveils commercial CF3D Enterprise machine
Purchased by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the milestone was celebrated during a ribbon-cutting ceremony and technical symposium, highlighting the system’s ability to accelerate the R&D of composites manufacturing.
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Windform LX 3.0 composites contribute to OreSat0 CubeSat deployment
Portland State Aerospace Society, incorporating CRP Technology’s GFRP composite materials and SLS 3D printing, sent its CubeSat nanosatellite into low Earth orbit in 2021, where it continues to operate successfully.
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RCCF of TU Dresden develops next-gen, 3D-printed structural supercapacitors
Thales Research and Technology leads PRINTCAP project for more sustainable fast-charging, structural energy storage for automotive and aerospace industries using multifunctional composite materials
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Caracol scales up, expands internationally with €10.6 million Series A funding
Development and commercialization of Caracol’s turnkey large-format 3D printing platform Heron AM, and new hubs in North America and Middle East solidify the company’s swift growth.
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TU Munich develops cuboidal conformable tanks using carbon fiber composites for increased hydrogen storage
Flat tank enabling standard platform for BEV and FCEV uses thermoplastic and thermoset composites, overwrapped skeleton design in pursuit of 25% more H2 storage.
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U.S. DOE announces $30 million wind turbine materials, manufacturing funding opportunity
Funding opportunity seeks to increase cost efficiency of wind power generation through R&D projects for lightweight composite materials, streamlined 3D printing processes.
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Novel 3D printing process achieves development of bio-based composite components
Modeling nature’s material processing techniques, research at DITF and Arburg has enabled the printing of cellulose continuous fibers reinforced with a cellulose matrix at ambient temperatures.
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Optimizing a thermoplastic composite helicopter door hinge
9T Labs used Additive Fusion Technology to iterate CFRTP designs, fully exploit continuous fiber printing and outperform stainless steel and black metal designs in failure load and weight.
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Weber State applies composite-based 3D printing for aerospace support, research
The Utah-based university’s recently upgraded MARS Center installed an Impossible Objects CBAM printer to engage in projects with DOD and DOE potential.
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Large-format 3D printing enables toolless, rapid production for AUVs
Dive Technologies started by 3D printing prototypes of its composite autonomous underwater vehicles, but AM became the solution for customizable, toolless production.
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