Design & Tooling

Carbon Fibers

New Digimat 2019.1 release enables smarter fiber-reinforced composite design values, allowables and crash modeling

Upgrades include high fiber content virtual test with 10-100 times faster analyses and progressive damage analysis using the Camanho method.  

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Tuning the running shoe

Continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites enable high-performance athletic shoe components.

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CT data drives new level of fiber analysis

Volume Graphics (VG, Charlotte, N.C., U.S.) has launched the latest version of its software solution for rendering data derived from computed tomography (CT) scanning operations.

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IACMI

Composites One to present advanced composites workshop

In partnership with the Closed Mold Alliance and IACMI, Composites One will present an advanced composites workshop on Nov. 6 in Clearfield, Utah, U.S.

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Marine

Mouldbox rebrands as Plyable, uses AI to automate composite tooling

By uploading CAD data into the Plyable app, businesses access a pre-qualified manufacturing network offering superior quality, plus time and cost savings.

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Aerospace

Software streamlines digital engineering for aircraft manufacture

NLign Analytics’ NLign Product Suite 7.0 is said to complete the aircraft lifecycle digital thread by streamlining inspection data capture.

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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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Wind/Energy

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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Pressure Vessels

Bureau Veritas, Cornis partner on wind blade inspection

The companies offer advanced blade inspection that uses automated artificial intelligence, a global database and digital processing of images.

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2019 CAMX award, ACE winners illustrate industry trends

Among this year’s award winners are Continental Structural Plastics, the Institut fur Textiltecnik of RWTH Aachen University, LyondellBasell, Fortify, Spirit AeroSystems and more.

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Airtech
Large Scale Additive Manufacturing
Composites One - distributor
CompositesWorld
release agents, purging compounds, process chemical specialties
Alpha’s Premier ESR®
HEATCON Composite Systems
American Elements
Airtech International Inc.