Automation

Adhesives

Henkel opens European hub for aerospace adhesive solutions

The new production plant in Spain supports lightweighting, fuel efficiency and automation for aerospace applications.

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Feature

Tackling the aerospace supplier’s dilemma: Scalability

Automation and robotics can go a long way toward increasing capacity and growing a business dedicated to aerospace manufacturing. But Trinity Precision has learned that refining the indirect and unseen aspects of its operations can be just as valuable.

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Automation

Web Industries releases brochures highlighting aerospace composites solutions

The downloadable brochures highlight Web’s automation development center and its suite of aerospace solutions.

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Sustainability

Basalt fiber composite design wins NASA 3D Printed Habitat Challenge

New York-based AI SpaceFactory’s MARSHA prototype uses automation and composites to create a stronger, more durable space habitat.

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Automation

New Products: April 2019

CW’s roundup of new products for the composites industry – the past month has seen innovations from Ahlstrom-Munksjö, Airtech, Broetje-Automation, Chromaflo Technologies, Holland Composites BV, Michelman, Nouryon, Petro Lube, PostProcess Technologies, Sicomin, Toray and Xenia.

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Composites 4.0

Broetje-Automation enlarges AFP portfolio for serial composite production

The STAXX product line of automated fiber placement (AFP) machining centers is designed for both thermoplastic and thermoset composite applications.

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NDI

Turkish Aerospace Industries to build new aircraft composite part plant

Turkish Aerospace Industries’ 95,000 square-meter smart factory for structural aircraft parts will reportedly become the world’s fourth-largest composite plant.

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Aerospace

NASA selects new research institutes to develop smart habitats for space exploration

The goal of the new Space Technology Research Institutes (STRIs) is to develop automated technologies critical to a sustainable human presence on the Moon and eventually Mars. 

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Composites 4.0

FIPA launches e-commerce to speed automation

The new webshop by a leading manufacturer of advanced vacuum technology, gripper systems and End-of-Arm-Tooling.

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ATL/AFP

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.

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