Composites 4.0

Aerospace

Plataine, Marubeni Aerospace to offer IIoT solutions to Japanese manufacturers

The collaboration will offer AI-based digital manufacturing products for Japanese aerospace and automotive sectors.

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Automation

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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Aerospace

HP-RTM for serial production of cost-effective CFRP aerostructures

Merging automotive process and tooling with aerospace quality to meet increasing production rates.

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Composites 4.0

FACC to open composites facility in Croatia

The facility will build composite cabin components for commercial and business aircraft.

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Aerospace

Opportunities, challenges for composites in future aircraft

As the commercial aerospace sector prepares for a new round of major program launches, the question of where and how composites will be applied weighs heavily on the supply chain.

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Plataine chosen for Swinburne-led project to advance Industry 4.0 manufacturing of industrial scale composites

At the SAMPE 2019 conference, the Australian Government’s Global Innovation Linkages Program announced funding for a joint project with Plataine, led by Swinburne University of Technology, to research techniques for manufacturing high volume, lightweight composites.

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Carbon Fibers

NIAR begins construction on new ATL, AFP lab

The Advanced Laboratory for Aerospace System (ATLAS) will develop manufacturing protocols for automated fiber placement (AFP) and automated tape laying (ATL) for aircraft systems.

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Molds/Tools

Cold Jet launches new dry ice blaster

Cold Jet’s PCS 60 dry ice blasting machine has been designed for precision, control and ease of use.

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Smarter, integrated data for ATL/AFP

More than helping to eliminate dry runs and costly errors, AFP/ATL software is beginning to benefit the whole product lifecycle through the interconnectedness of the digital thread.

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Thermoplastics

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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HEATCON Composite Systems
Release agents and process chemical specialties
Large Scale Additive Manufacturing
Keyland Polymer Webinar Coatings on Composite & AM
Airtech
NewStar Adhesives - Nautical Adhesives
IRIS Ai-enabled Camera
Visual of lab with a yellow line
Airtech International Inc.