Design & Tooling
Plant tour: Kanfit Ltd., Migdal HaEmek, Israel
Aerospace tier supplier Kanfit Ltd. is expanding, offering both composite and metal parts for applications in an expanding range of high-performance markets.
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Drones: Composite UAVs take flight
First seen in defense applications, unpiloted aircraft development is surging in the commercial world, enabled by a host of new material, process and assembly technologies.
Read MoreDrones: MIT software casts doubt on solar-powered UAVs
A new MIT-developed aircraft modeling software tool called geometric programming optimization —GPkit, for short — reportedly considers about 200 factors and physical models simultaneously, and then integrates them to create an optimal aircraft design.
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Shear testing of high-shear strength composite laminates
CW columnist Dan Adams compares three V-notched shear test configurations used to measure the shear stiffness and shear strength of composite materials.
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Laminate Tools Version 4.8 released
Laminate Tools Version 4.8 introduces a substantial number of new features in the Design, Analysis, Check and Manufacture modules.
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Robotmaster V7 offers CAD/CAM integration
Hypertherm has launched Robotmaster V7, a task-based robot programming platform rebuilt on new architecture to offer integrated CAD/CAM functionality and more intuitive robot programming tools.
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Innovate UK backs Oxford-based automated composite tooling company
Mouldbox has received a grant from the UK innovation agency to develop their machine learning platform and design-to-product composite tooling service.
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Fiber-optic sensors shed light on the toughest composite design challenges
Designers of composites are learning that if they are to be able to guarantee component and system performance, repeatability and reliability, it is critical that they have access to more sensor and test data.
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Improving composites processing with automated inspection, Part II
Three additional inspection equipment providers describe their development of inline production quality-control systems.
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High Strain Dynamics to offer R&D services
The company is expanding its business to act as a strategic technical partner to assist companies with product development, material testing and process optimization.
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