Processes
Building TRUST in bonded primary structures
A DARPA program aims for certification via Bayesian process control system for the factory floor, bounding uncertainty and predicting reliability in real-time.
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Electric ferry runs quietly with composites
Infused sandwich construction hull and superstructure panels offset battery system weight.
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Pultruded polyurethane pallets
Composite solution transforms wooden consumable into profit-generating asset.
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Automated composites manufacturing, past, present and future
CW guest columnist Rob Sjostedt is a partner and CEO at VectorSum Inc. He recalls his days at Goldsworthy Engineering and reminds CW readers that today’s product requirements are more challenging than ever, and creative new approaches are required.
Read MoreNew thermoplastic work cell to test overmolding
Lanxess subsidiary Bond-Laminates has a new work cell for demonstrating automated Tepex forming and overmolding for process development.
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At JEC Europe 2015: Airtech International
This Huntington Beach, CA, US-based supply house emphasized its Wrightlease 2 fluoropolymer pressure-sensitive tape, Airdraw bagging film, TB-G48 Carbon Tooling Boards and announced a US expansion.
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Cobham Composites: San Diego, CA, US
An aerocomposites force since the dawn of the 1980s, this fabricator’s Big Idea is to move from quality control to in-situ process control on the strength of metrics powered by Big Data.
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Additive manufacturing: Can you print a car?
Collaborative demonstration dispels doubt about 3D printing’s disruptive potential for direct-to-digital manufacturing of just about anything BIG.
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Autocomposites Update: Engine oil pans
As thermoplastic composites makes inroads into these complex, modular parts, weight and cost go down, functionality goes up.
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