Composites 4.0

Consumer

Atlas Composites chooses Plataine industrial IoT solution to optimize manufacturing operations

U.K.-based parts manufacturer uses material and tool tracking solution to improve quality control, reduce waste and advance labor efficiency.

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Infrastructure

Composites 4.0: digital assistants, edge computing and the future of smart factories

Plataine reviews developments and discusses where composites manufacturing is headed.

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Composites 4.0

Bindatex enables flexibility to NCC for AFP projects

The composites and advanced materials precision slitting company reports increased orders from the National Composites Centre.

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Composites 4.0

PUR metering systems designed for digital integration

KraussMaffei’s EcoStar, RimStar and RimStar Smart mixing and metering machines support digitization in polyurethane (PUR) foam production.

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Composites 4.0

Orbital Composites introduces Orb 1 industrial-grade robot 3D printer

Controlled by Orbital Composites’ proprietary Orb OS software, the operating system allows users to easily print end-use thermoplastic composite parts from CAD files.

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Composites 4.0

Airborne, NCC to develop AFP data warehouse architecture

Using the National Composites Centre’s Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) machine, the project will develop a data warehouse to connect automation with digitalization and enable Industry 4.0.

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Automotive

Renault F1 team chooses Plataine IIoT optimization system

Plataine’s AI-based IIoT sensor network enables real-time tracking of composite prepreg materials for the company’s F1 vehicles.

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Aerospace

A digital approach to automation

One aerostructures manufacturer’s journey from hand layup to AFP.

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Composites 4.0

FRP bridge prototype uses large-scale 3D printing

Royal HaskoningDHV, CEAD and DSM produced a pedestrian bridge prototype using large-scale additive manufacturing of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastics.

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Filament Winding

Mikrosam launches automation for production of hydrogen, CNG tanks

A new production line will combine filament winding and automation to produce more than 60,000 tanks annually for the automotive industry.

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HEATCON Composite Systems
Airtech
Alpha’s Premier ESR®
CIJECT machines and monitoring systems
IRIS Ai-enabled Camera
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Keyland Polymer Webinar Coatings on Composite & AM
NewStar Adhesives - Nautical Adhesives
Release agents and process chemical specialties