Composites 4.0
Driving down costs: Technologies to follow in 2018
Cost drives most decisions about composites use, but most innovation now focuses beyond material cost.
Read MorePlataine wins automation award
The 7th Annual Aviation Industry Summit 2017 announced the winners of its 2017 industry awards at a prestigious Gala Evening Award Ceremony in Shanghai. Plataine (Waltham, MA, US) was granted the Best Aircraft Automation Solution award.
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Episode 13: Avner Ben-Bassat, Plataine Technologies
Avner Ben-Bassat, president & CEO of Plataine Technologies Ltd., discusses optimization software, the ‘digital thread,’ automation and how it all relates to composites.
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Automated manufacturing solutions from Airborne
I had the chance recently to interview Marcus Kremers, chief technology officer of Airborne International (The Hague, Netherlands), who told me about his company’s growing smart automation initiatives for its customers.
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Large, Class A parts every 60-150 seconds
Romeo RIM advances long fiber injection process efficiency for lighter, lower-cost composite parts.
Read MoreLooking forward to the rescheduled CAMX 2017
Leading the charge vs. follow those who lead the charge.
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Automated preforming: Intelligent automation in pick-and-place systems
Layups go industrial with hand-like grippers that can fold fabric or prepreg into corners and robot-mounted cameras that inspect from fabric to cut plies to fiber gaps in final preforms.
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Composites and Industry 4.0: Where are we?
As the tide of the Fourth Industrial Revolution rolls in, how will composite manufacturers ride the wave?
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Software has a critical role in certification of composite designs for aerospace
Despite the many advantages that come with using composites materials in aerospace applications, designing weight-bearing structures from these materials remains a significant challenge.
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Center for mass production of lightweight composites
German R&D center brings together 8 institutes and more than 80 companies from 120 countries to help industrialize composite parts production.
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