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Arkema, CNRS open France-based lab for UV-curable material exploration
Accelerated photopolymerization research to benefit adhesives, 3D printing, composites, electronics and coatings applications, among others.
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TNL Applied Composites Manufacturing course begins February 2023
Hybrid, seven-session class helps participants learn the tricks of different composites manufacturing technologies from wet layup to pultrusion.
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Novel 3D printing process achieves development of bio-based composite components
Modeling nature’s material processing techniques, research at DITF and Arburg has enabled the printing of cellulose continuous fibers reinforced with a cellulose matrix at ambient temperatures.
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Kent Pultrusion expands manufacturing facility to address the growing composite market
Doubled capacity increases the fabrication, machining and assembly capabilities for Kent’s servo motor-controlled ServoPul pultrusion lines.
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Hexagon Purus opens new U.S. facility to manufacture composite hydrogen tanks
CW attends the opening of Westminster, Maryland, site and shares the company’s history, vision and leading role in H2 storage systems.
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Optimizing a thermoplastic composite helicopter door hinge
9T Labs used Additive Fusion Technology to iterate CFRTP designs, fully exploit continuous fiber printing and outperform stainless steel and black metal designs in failure load and weight.
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Scott Bader, Oxeco partner for high-performance bonding solution
Joint technology breaks barriers to bonding lightweight flexible solar panels to roofing structures made from aluminum, coated steel and composites.
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Plant tour: Albany Engineered Composites, Rochester, N.H., U.S.
Efficient, high-quality, well-controlled composites manufacturing at volume is the mantra for this 3D weaving specialist.
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Weber State applies composite-based 3D printing for aerospace support, research
The Utah-based university’s recently upgraded MARS Center installed an Impossible Objects CBAM printer to engage in projects with DOD and DOE potential.
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Toray jointly wins Infrastructure Maintenance award for steel pipe repair innovation
Together with Tokyo Electric Power Grid and Yasuda Seisakusho, Toray employed in-situ VARTM with carbon fiber sheets to repair steel pipe corrosion on transmission towers, with application extension underway.
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