Processes

Pultrusion

CAMX 2018: Second look, more new developments

Curved pultrusion for automotive, Smart Susceptors for primary structure repairs and Huntsman advances leaf springs for trucks, carbon wheels for automotive, “thin-ply” ailerons with Airbus and Nanocomp Technologies.

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Strongwell and Litchtgitter sign European distribution agreement for pultruded fiberglass gratings

Lichtgitter to distribute Strongwell’s DURADEK and DURAGRID pultruded fiberglass gratings in Europe.

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Editorial

The beauty of complication

CW Editor Jeff Sloan reflects on the challenge and fun of doing what CW does: chronicling the hard-to-explain, ever-changing evolution of composites manufacturing.

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Automotive

Filament winding, reinvented

Robots and digital technology deliver speed plus larger, more complex parts, while generative 3D winding obviates mandrels and waste for automotive applications.

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Pultrusion

New study examines benefits of composites in the rail sector

A recent report from the European Pultrusion Technology Assn. predicts growth for pultruded composites in the rail sector.

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Carbon Fibers

Continuous Fiber Manufacturing blurs the line between 3D printing and AFP

Continuous fiber manufacturing (CFM) is a 3D printing/continuous fiber deposition process patented by moi composites.

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Core

Racing catamaran still performing

Gougeon Brothers Inc. created a composite racing catamaran in 1990 that is still setting speed records decades later.

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Infusion

CAMX 2018: Big changes coming

3D printing goes thermoset, pultrusion aims at automotive, a polyester resin with Tg>250°C and much more from the Dallas exhibit floor.

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Out of Autoclave

Rock West Composites opens Tijuana-based production facility

The new Tijuana, Mexico location’s production work will include resin infusion, bladder molding, roll wrapping, wet layup and precision composite assembly.

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Molds/Tools

Cincinnati Inc. launches new carbon fiber-reinforced resin for additive manufacturing

New material for Cincinnati Inc.’s Small Area Additive Manufacturing system (SAAM) is designed for custom tooling and fixture applications

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Toray Advanced Composites hi-temperature materials
Kent Pultrusion
Greenerd Compression Molding
Custom Hydraulic Press Manufacturing
ELFOAM rigid foam products
Wabash
Airtech
Webinar UV Powder Coatings for Composite & AM
Chem Trend