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IACMI

CAMX 2016 Show Report

The 3rd annual joint ACMA/SAMPE-sponsored trade event comes to Anaheim with an exhibition and conference program attractive to professionals across the composites world.

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New and newer at CAMX 2016

Airbus subsidiary for Industry 4.0 composites plus new products, processes and resources on display.

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RTM

Is the BMW 7 Series the future of autocomposites?

BMW AG's Dingolfing, Germany, auto manufacturing facility is well known for churning out a variety of car models and types, and the 7 Series is among them, famous for its steel/aluminum/composites construction. Does this car represent the optimum of composites use in vehiicles? This plant tour of the Dingolfing plant looks at how composites on the 7 Series come together.

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Weaving

Carver Non-Wovens, R3 Composites expand

Carver, which only began commercial production in July, is now beginning its Phase 2 installation work and expects that to be completed by the end of October.

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How do we integrate composites into the auto supply chain?

I am attending this week (Sept. 7-9) the Society of Plastics Engineers’ (SPE) Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition (ACCE) in the Detroit suburb of Novi, MI, US.

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Sustainability

ELG Carbon Fibre’s new nonwoven line manufactures 2.7m wide recycled carbon mats

The company believes the materials will appeal to OEMs in the transportation sector seeking cost effective alternatives to virgin carbon fiber for vehicle lightweighting.

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Teijin + CSP = Tier 1?

The news yesterday that Teijin Ltd. is buying Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) might have seemed, at first glance, like an odd pairing, but you need to mull it over only a few minutes to see that it makes sense.

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Epoxies

BMW 7 Series Plant: Dingolfing, Germany

Via four different manufacturing methods, CFRP goes mainstream in automated multi-material BIW and assembly operations at BMW’s busiest plant.

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Automotive

Teijin Ltd. to acquire Continental Structural Plastics

Teijin, as part of its efforts to become a Tier 1 automotive composites supplier, pays US$825 million for automotive composites specialist Continental Structural Plastics.

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Aerospace

Clear Carbon & Components: Bristol, RI, US

Breaking barriers in process and complexity, this agile manufacturer is gaining renown as a composites problem solver and champion of Class A cosmetic surfaces.

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HEATCON Composite Systems
MITO® Material Solutions
Release agents and process chemical specialties
NewStar Adhesives - Nautical Adhesives
Composites product design
Advert for lightweight carrier veils used in aero
Airtech
Composites product design
Composites product designs