Aerospace

Carbon Fibers 17 Sep 2018

Continuous Fiber Manufacturing (CFM) with moi composites

Continuous fiber 3D printing using epoxy, vinylester and acrylic with continuous glass, carbon, basalt and other fibers, including deposition along nonlinear curves, is only the beginning.

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Automotive 14 Sep 2018

Globe, UDRI announce Composites Technology Center

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

Carbon Fibers 14 Sep 2018

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.

Aerospace 13 Sep 2018

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.

Space 13 Sep 2018

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.

Aerospace 13 Sep 2018

CAMX 2018 preview: Quartus Engineering

Quartus Engineering (San Diego, CA, US) is emphasizing its advanced engineering services for the design, analysis, and manufacture of aerospace, mechanical, and optical systems using computer-aided technologies.

CAMX 13 Sep 2018

CAMX 2018 preview: Hexcel

Hexcel (Stamford, CT, US) is featuring one of it newest technologies, HexAM additive manufacturing technology, which combines high-performance PEKK thermoplastics with carbon fiber to produce flight-ready 3D printed HexPEKK parts.

Wind/Energy 13 Sep 2018

CAMX 2018 preview: BriskHeat

BriskHeat (Columbus, OH, US), a provider of flexible heating, insulating and temperature control solutions, is emphasizing its news that AeroNed BV is now the authorized location for BriskHeat’s ACR hot bonder calibrations and repair in Europe.

Aerospace 13 Sep 2018

CAMX 2018 preview: HEATCON Composite Systems

HEATCON Composite Systems (Seattle, WA, US) is introducing HCS9400-02 Smart Susceptor technology, which uses indirect inductive heating to help provide thermal uniformity in composite repair operations.