Reinforcements
CG Rail unveils world's first CFRP rail vehicle
The car body consists of 70 percent carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) and is 30 percent lighter than a conventional aluminum construction.
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FPC to explore new production concepts for lightweight components
SGL Carbon and Fraunhofer IGCV have officially opened a new Fiber Placement Center in Meitingen, Germany.
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Continuous Fiber Manufacturing (CFM) with moi composites
Continuous fiber 3D printing using epoxy, vinylester and acrylic with continuous glass, carbon, basalt and other fibers, including deposition along nonlinear curves, is only the beginning.
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GKN Aerospace sees FDM and carbon-reinforced parts as future of additive manufacturing
The company anticipates greater move towards the use of FDM additive manufacturing to produce high-value, flight-critical, end-use composite parts.
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NASA tests foldable heat shield
NASA’s Adaptable Deployable Entry Placement Technology (ADEPT) is a foldable carbon fabric device that opens to make an umbrella-like heat shield.
Read MoreCAMX 2018 preview: Specialty Materials Inc.
Specialty Material Inc. (Lowell, MA, US) is showcasing its boron monofilament and prepreg, as well as its SCS silicon carbide monofilament (SiC).
Read MoreCAMX 2018 preview: Inman Mills
Inman Mills (Inman, SC, US) is introducing its Texim thermoplastic yarns and fabrics, which feature a sheath of polymer fibers covering a reinforcing fiber core.
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CAMX 2018 preview: Parabeam
Parabeam BV (Helmond, The Netherlands), part of Canadian ZCL Composites Inc., is featuring its Paraglass and Paratank 3D E-glass and hybrid fabrics, as well as its Hssue fiberglass sandwich system.
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CAMX 2018 preview: Norplex-Micarta
Norplex-Micarta (Postville, IA, US) is featuring its recently introduced EnableX, a continuous fiber prepreg that can be co-cured in a multimaterial molding system to produce near net shapes.
Read MoreCAMX 2018 preview: METYX
METYX Group (Istanbul, Turkey), a manufacturer of high-performance technical textiles including multiaxial reinforcements, carbon fiber reinforcements, RTM reinforcements, woven reinforcements and vacuum bagging products, is emphasizing its new manufacturing capacity in Ranlo, NC, US.
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