Core
Core materials: The basics
Core materials available for composite sandwich structures range from paper, aluminum and thermoplastic honeycomb cores to foams and more.
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Plant Tour: RUAG Space, Decatur, Alabama, U.S.
Out-of-autoclave composites manufacturing facility comes of age with first U.S.-made composite structures for the Atlas V launcher, and qualification parts for the Vulcan.
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Glass fiber core manufacturer Spheretex moves to new facility
The company announced that it has moved to a new production and warehouse facility in Neuss, Germany as of Jan. 1, 2020.
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Low & Bonar licenses EconCore’s thermoplastic honeycomb technology
Using EconCore’s honeycomb technology, Low & Bonar has developed a lightweight flooring underlay product designed with high acoustic properties.
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Plant Tour: Holland Composites, Lelystad, Netherlands
Balancing performance with affordable production, this industry veteran continues to explore composites’ infinite possibilities.
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Gurit signs long term core material supply agreement with Chinese wind turbine blade OEM
The three-year contract is a continuation of an existing business relationship for the supply of core materials.
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Core filler for aircraft interiors promises less weight, lower costs
Von Roll’s NEXT GEN core filler is designed to maximize local stiffness and increase strength of honeycomb core in composite sandwich panels while saving weight.
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ATL Composites contributes to carbon fiber composite powerboat hull
Whiskey Alpha eight five is a recently introduced powerboat featuring a carbon fiber composite hull, developed for low weight and high speed.
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Dowty Propellers to open U.K. headquarters, composite propeller blade production facility
The Brockworth, England facility will include a full production facility for the company’s all-composite aircraft propeller blades.
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Composite deck reduces river ship draft
SAERTEX worked with shipbuilder Neptun Werft to build a composite superstructure to cut weight 45% vs. steel in a river cruiser.
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