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Thermoplastics 28 Mar 2019

JEC World 2019: Hexcel

Hexcel held its annual press conference at JEC World 2019 and reported promising numbers, as well as several new products and technologies.

Thermoplastics 27 Mar 2019

Wichita State University receives $2 million grant to advance aerospace composites

The grant will fund equipment for a NIAR-led project aimed at developing protocols for AFP processes in manufacturing thermoplastic aircraft structures.

Automation 22 Mar 2019

Mikrosam automates thermoplastic composites with toolless multi-robot placement system

Mikrosam (Prilep, Macedonia) introduces an automated process for fabrication of thermoplastic composites without the use of molds or tools.

ATL/AFP 17 Mar 2019

First impressions from JEC World 2019

JEC World 2019, the composites industry trade show, has come to a close. CompositesWorld will be sharing highlights from the event over the next few days.

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ATL/AFP 15 Mar 2019

The Fiber Placement Center of SGL Carbon and Fraunhofer IGCV add Cevotec and Coriolis Composites as partners

Cevotec and Coriolis Composites will contribute their own fiber placement and automation technologies to the FPC facility, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary.

Thermoplastics 8 Mar 2019

Thermoplastic composite pipe on the rise in the deep sea

Demonstrators, pilot programs and qualification efforts are paying off as thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) makers take orders for deep-sea oil and gas applications.

Carbon Fibers 6 Mar 2019

Design engineering of tailored preforms

Tailored preforming has opened new doors in composites fabrication, but designing for it requires tools that understand and work with this complex process.

Aerospace 5 Mar 2019

JEC World 2019 preview: Victrex and Coriolis

Victrex (Thornton Cleveleys, U.K., 5/S29) and Coriolis Composites (Queven, France, 6/A32) are announcing cooperative work they did with thermoplastic unidirectional tape (TP UDT) prepreg lay-up and consolidation to improve the manufacturing efficiency of composite parts.

Medical 28 Feb 2019

JEC World 2019 preview: Fives

Fives (Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.) will be presenting its next-generation sensor for in-process inspection of carbon fiber-reinforced layups, reportedly capable of reducing processing time by up to 30% compared to layup operations using manual inspection.

Consumer 21 Feb 2023

Composites recycling — no more excuses

Columnist Dale Brosius outlines six actionable levels of composites recycling that fabricators should follow.

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