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Thermoplastic composites: Past the tipping point?
The manufacturing world watched a decade ago as automatically placed thermoset composite tapes replaced aluminum in commercial airframes and made composites a household word in markets around the world. Has the time come for thermoplastic composite tapes to make a similar impact?
Read MoreHexcel, Arkema forge thermoplastic composites alliance
Carbon fiber source Hexcel and thermoplastics supplier Arkema partnered in March to provide thermoplastic composite solutions targeted to commercial aircraft OEMs for next-gen aircraft.
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Automated Preforming, Part 6: Coriolis Composites
Pioneer in automated fiber placement (AFP) advances preforms for overmolded thermoplastic composites enabling production of one automotive part every 20 seconds.
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Consolidating thermoplastic composite aerostructures in place, Part 2
Thermoplastic composite structures could eliminate the autoclave and fasteners, but will a one- or two-step process prevail?
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Fraunhofer and Conbility join forces to commercialize tape layer
Two AZL Aachen GmbH partners have joined forces for commercialization of a tape-placement and tape winding system.
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SGL, Fraunhofer launch fiber placement tech center
The Fiber Placement Center in SGL’s Meitingen, Germany, facility is also supported by Compositence GmbH and BA Composites GmbH.
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30 years for CGTech
CGTech, the developer of trademarked VERICUT sofware, is proud to celebrate three decades of innovation and growth.
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I want to say two words to you: “Thermoplastic tapes”
Thermoplastic tapes are not new to composites, but they soon will join the primary aerostructures material palette and could be their future.
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Improving composites processing with automated inspection
Automated, in-situ inspection bypasses the bottleneck of manual inspection.
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