Additive Manufacturing

Trends

Anisoprint launches basalt fiber for continuous-fiber 3D printing

The material is said to be 15 times stronger than plastic, five times lighter than steel and 1.5 times stronger and lighter than aluminum. 

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Autoclave

Plant Tour: STELIA Aerospace, Méaulte, France

Supplier of Airbus fuselage sections pushes boundaries of hybrid aerostructures production, assembly and thermoplastic composites.

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Ketones

Impossible Objects printer speeds composite 3D printing

The CBAM-2 3D printing machine combines is said to rapidly produce stronger, lighter high-performance 3D composite parts.

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Automotive

Arris Composites raises funding for high-speed composites manufacturing

The new proprietary process is said to produce low-cost carbon fiber composites for aerospace, automotive and other industries.

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Trends

Solvay, Stratasys partner for additive manufacturing

The companies will develop an aerospace-grade polymer for use with Stratasys 3D printers.

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Additive manufacturing speeds wind tunnel model creation

A new composite material was developed to 3D-print a helicopter model that met structural needs while providing flexibility for fast reproduction.

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Plataine chosen for Swinburne-led project to advance Industry 4.0 manufacturing of industrial scale composites

At the SAMPE 2019 conference, the Australian Government’s Global Innovation Linkages Program announced funding for a joint project with Plataine, led by Swinburne University of Technology, to research techniques for manufacturing high volume, lightweight composites.

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Carbon Fibers

UAMMI, Impossible Objects build composite parts for U.S. Air Force

UAMMI is using Impossible Objects’ composite 3D printing technology to build 3D-printed carbon fiber/thermoplastic replacement parts for defense aircraft.

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Autoclave

Tooling technologies positioned for speed, control

Tooling is one of the most rapidly evolving segments of the composites industry, as new technologies and processes like 3D printing, OOA infusion, thermoplastic composites reshape how molds are made.

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Carbon Fibers

Impossible Objects partners with BASF for composite 3D printing

The companies announce a partnership for carbon fiber/PA6 composite 3D printing.

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