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People in Composites — August 2019
CW’s monthly roundup of people news in the composites industry.
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Lightweight Potting Compounds Provide Enhanced Mechanical Strength
The next generation of aircraft manufacturing has arrived, and with it the demand for high-performance, sustainable and efficient materials. Newly developed potting compounds are among the lightweight solutions that are significantly improving aerospace manufacturing processes.
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SPE ACCE 2019 announces third keynote
Edward D. Moss, engineering group manager for Corvette Body Structure, will discuss “Composites on the New Chevrolet Corvette" at SPE ACCE September 4 – 6, 2019 in Novi, Mich., U.S.
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Biesterfeld Spezialchemie acquires Norwegian distributor Lindberg & Lund AS
Lindberg & Lund distributes raw materials and formulated products such as adhesives and composites.
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Smarter Building Systems develops fire-retardant epoxy
The epoxy is designed to be an affordable but effective fire protection solution that is also environmentally safe.
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Abaris adds Enercon plasma treaters to classroom equipment
The equipment will be used to demonstrate the ability for plasma surface treating to improve surface properties for adhesion in composites manufacturing.
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ICON Aircraft produces 100th A5 sports aircraft
The carbon fiber composite fuselage and structures were produced at ICON’s 300,000-square-foot production facility in Tijuana, Mexico.
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FRP system used in Nevada shared-use path project
Composite Advantage’s FiberSPAN fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) system was used to build five prefabricated bridge sections for the recently-opened trail.
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Advancing additive manufacturing to exploit anisotropy
Anisoprint posits continuous fiber composites, not metals, as the material for optimized AM structures.
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Highlights: Composites Convention 2019
Highlights from the Composites Convention 2019, June 12-13, in Stade, Germany, organized by CFK Valley e.V. and Carbon Composites e.V, and the German Aerospace Center’s 5th Colloquium on Production Technology, on May 15, in Augsburg.
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