Composites 4.0

Marine

Artemis Technologies and Creative Composites partner on eFoiler to cut drag on fast vessels by 90%

Composites-intensive electric propulsion system will make marine travel at high-speed and long-range commercially viable and help meet U.K.’s 2025 zero-emissions requirements.

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Automation options arise for labor-intensive composites

Typically labor-intensive fabrication processes have more automation options as new technology works in concert with operators to improve efficiency.

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Thermoplastics

Proving out LM PAEK welding for Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator

Clean Sky 2 STUNNING project will manufacture lower thermoplastic fuselage while MECATESTERS will test Toray LM PAEK in conduction and induction welding for parameters, cyclic loading, aging and environmental effects .

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Composites 4.0

JEC World 2020 preview: Aligned Vision

Aligned Vision is demonstrating how its BUILDGUIDE process control suite advances the digital factory with paperless layup and non-layup guidance, plus automatic inspection and documentation.

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Institute for Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University to build "Smart Factory"

The Plastics Innovation Centre 4.0 is expected to open by 2022, and will be a completely interconnected, 4,205-square-meter R&D environment.

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Carbon Fibers

DC dielectric sensors for industrial composites production

Synthesites in situ process monitoring enables cure decisions based on real-time Tg evaluation that can reduce cure cycles by up to 50%.

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Aerospace

Compression RTM for production of future aerostructures

Automated preforming and 5-min resin infiltration show a way forward for lower-cost CFRP primary structures.

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Composites 4.0

CFRP preform technology is fast, flexible, efficient

Porsche racecar is first to sport part-via-preform technology.

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Sustainability

Advancing thermoplastic composites and RTM for Clean Sky 2 in Spain

EURECAT leads projects for TPC keel beam, window frames and thermoset RTM fuselage frames with TPC shear ties for next-gen aircraft.

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Wind/Energy

Plug-and-produce AFP system installed in one day and debuts at composites automation center

Addcomposites completes installations of its AFP-XS toolhead at KUKA Finland and SAM|XL in Netherlands.

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Airtech
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Keyland Polymer Webinar Coatings on Composite & AM
Alpha’s Premier ESR®
NewStar Adhesives - Nautical Adhesives
CIJECT machines and monitoring systems
HEATCON Composite Systems
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