Out of Autoclave

Automotive 3 Dec 2018

Continuous tapes, D-LFT meet up in new compression molding process

Design research for an automotive load floor module drove development of a new compression molding process for direct-long-fiber thermoplastic (D-LFT) composites.

Weaving 30 Nov 2018

Hybrid thermoplastics give load floor impact strength

Project leads to development of new compression process for selective application of D-LFT on UD tape laminates.

Carbon Fibers 29 Nov 2018

Leveraging composites for space tourism

Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo will carry its SpaceShipTwo to launch position, then rocket passengers to suborbital space for a heavenly view of Earth.

Compression Molding 28 Nov 2018

IACMI Scale-Up Research Facility to host Compression Molding Workshop

Workshop aims to enable OEMs and fabricators seeking to expand composites penetration in automotive and other end markets.

Defense 28 Nov 2018

Measuring temperature inside composites and bondlines

ThermoPulse sensors offer Industry 4.0 temperature measurement and digital cure cycle management for bonded composite repairs, laminates and more.

Plant Tours 26 Nov 2018

Plant tour: Composite Resources, Rock Hill, SC

Equipped to meet vertical needs with rapid turnaround, Rock Hill, SC’s Composite Resources has found the sweet spot between prototypers and large composites manufacturers.

Aerospace 21 Nov 2018

Bally Ribbon Mills offers film infusion for 3-D woven joints

In the film infusion process, a frozen sheet or film of resin is infused onto the custom 3-D woven joint, saving customers the trouble of infusing the resin themselves.

Out of Autoclave 19 Nov 2018

Rock West Composites opens Tijuana facility

New facility includes production areas for manufacturing processes including resin infusion, bladder molding, roll wrapping, wet layup and precision composite assembly.

Sustainability 17 Nov 2018

Veelo Technologies expands operations

New facility to support demand for lightning strike protection and EMI shielding, electro-thermal deicing, and heating solutions for composite repair and out-of-autoclave/out-of-oven composite manufacturing.

Out of Autoclave 14 Nov 2018

If you didn't make it to CAMX, here's what you missed

CAMX 2018 was held Oct. 15-18 in Dallas, and if you could not attend this year, CompositesWorld did it for you. This compendium of written and video reporting from the show is designed to bring you up to speed on the new products, trends, presentations and more that the show had to offer.

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