Processes

Automotive

Material choices for the Corvette rear bumper beam

From fabrics to resins, a number of new combinations of materials went into the making of the world’s first curved pultruded automotive part.

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Adhesives

IPS Adhesives establishes Center of Excellence in North Carolina

The move centralizes the company’s North American R&D and customer service activities, with a focus on faster response times and increased output.

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Defense

RAPM development with PtFS

Boeing-led program explores rapid part cycles using automated, 180-channel thermal control molding cell for infusion, thermoset prepreg and thermoplastic composites.

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Carbon Fibers

9T Labs, Arkema present new manufacturing approach for small aerospace parts

The companies demonstrate cost-competitive series production of structural composite parts using carbon fiber/PEKK materials and additive manufacturing.

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NDI

Novel prepreg for compression molding in RAPM

Solvay and Boeing combine aerospace performance with process knowledge for high-rate, low-cost composites production.

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Medical

Curve in the road: First curved pultruded auto parts

Thomas Technik + Innovation KG’s radius pultrusion process unlocks new possibilities for the automotive market and beyond.

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Bonding

JEC World 2020 preview: BigHead Fasteners

BigHead is launching Core Range, a new range of fasteners for both surface bonded and embedded applications.

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YG-1 solid-carbide routers designed for faster composites machining

Four new solid-carbide fiberglass routers have been launched for CNC or hand routers to handle everyday composite machining.

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Epoxies

Park Aerospace Corp. introduces mid-toughened epoxy resin system

The E-752-MTS mid-toughened 350°F (177°C) cure epoxy system is designed for primary and secondary aircraft structure applications.

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Tooling Tech Group expands moldmaking facility

A 10,000-square-foot expansion to the Ohio-based thermoforming and compression mold manufacturing facility will be completed later this year.

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Kent Pultrusion
ELFOAM rigid foam products
Toray Advanced Composites hi-temperature materials
Greenerd Compression Molding
Custom Hydraulic Press Manufacturing
Wabash
Real Time Resin Degassing Measurement
Large Scale Additive Manufacturing
American Elements