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Collaborative Boeing-led project validates large-scale composite AM tooling
The U.S. Navy-funded program demonstrated a large-scale, autoclave-curable 3D-printed carbon fiber composite tool using a Thermwood LSAM machine.
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Corrosion-resistant resins enable FRP petrochemical plant equipment
Spanish fabricator Ollearis used AOC resins and glass fiber filament winding to meet design and cost requirements for combustion unit tank and pipes.
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Atmospheric plasma jet technology rapidly pretreats glass fiber honeycomb sandwich panels
Plasmatreat’s Openair-Plasma system provides composite honeycomb panel manufacturer, MonoPan Composites, with a reliable, high-speed and low-cost dry pretreatment solution for homogeneous wettability.
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Virgin Orbit automates composites machining processes for LauncherOne rockets
Part of the company’s larger strategy for reducing cycle times and labor costs on its composite-intensive rockets, a customized machine center from Multiax America solves composite machining challenges.
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Laser projection system optimizes rotor blade manufacture
A series of systems installed by Z-Laser GmbH helped Nordex Group optimize fiber layup and positioning processes during the development of its 74-meter-long wind turbine blade.
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Portable, lightweight active wheelchair design eases travel accessibility
Technical partnership to combine a revolutionary wheelchair design with composite materials and processes for a lightweight, travel-friendly product that promises 60% space savings.
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Composite panels aid design of prefabricated apartment addition
Glass fiber/epoxy sandwich panels achieved structural requirements, complex geometries and challenging installation needs for London apartment renovation.
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Innovative tooling, automation enable new line of composite window wells
Moldmaker and automation specialist Commercial Tool Group provided RockWell with custom compression molds and robotics to enable high-volume, low-cost production.
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Additive Molding technology revolutionizes autonomous drone design
Arris’ Additive Molding process uses consolidated glass/carbon fiber airframe to optimize performance and reduce costs to produce Skydio X2 drone for industrial, consumer and defense use.
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All-composite white cane improves mobility for visually impaired
The light weight, ergonomics and stiffness provided by the carbon fiber composite design enable a safer, easier to handle mobility solution.
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