Out of Autoclave

Molds/Tools

Tooling Tech Group acquires Century Tool

Century Tool acquisition makes Tooling Tech Group the largest North American tooling provider.

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Out of Autoclave

House Subcommittee on Research and Technology discusses composite materials

The goal of the hearing was to examine the role of composite materials in rebuilding US infrastructure and discuss the value of developing standards for composite materials.

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Automated Dynamics plant tour event

Automated Dynamics will be hosting a dinner, technical overview and tour of their plant April 19.

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Glass Fibers

Exel Composites and CNIM partner on glass fiber components for world's largest fusion facility

Fiberglass components to be used for the magnet support structure of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).

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Carbon Fibers

Toray announces new out-of-autoclave CFRP technology

New fabrication technology for carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) enables both improved dimensional accuracy and energy savings.

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Sustainability

FastRTM project demonstrates manufacturing of complex, net-shape composite parts

Automated production platform developed by a French industry consortium utilizes an epoxy resin system from Hexion Inc.

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Thermoplastics

PEEK or PEKK in future TPC aerostructures?

Which is better for in-situ consolidated thermoplastic composite primary structures? Materials play a part as to whether a one-step or two-step process will prevail.

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Thermoplastics

Thermoplastic composites: Past the tipping point?

The manufacturing world watched a decade ago as automatically placed thermoset composite tapes replaced aluminum in commercial airframes and made composites a household word in markets around the world. Has the time come for thermoplastic composite tapes to make a similar impact?

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Sustainability

New board makes windsurfing available to all

Making the windsurfing sport available to all

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Automation

Smarter molding with Smart Cauls

Spintech’s Smart Caul technology can be used to create internal mandrels, bladders for hollow parts or any irregular male layup tool shape involving a sharp angle or corner.

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Custom Hydraulic Press Manufacturing
ELFOAM rigid foam products
Wabash
Toray Advanced Composites hi-temperature materials
Kent Pultrusion
Greenerd Compression Molding
Alpha’s Premier ESR®
Industrial CNC Routers
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