Thermoplastics

Aerospace

CETMA: composites R&D and innovation in Italy

From design and simulation to inline inspection, induction welding, continuous compression molding and recycled carbon fiber, this lab to support industry is advancing composites in aerospace, automotive, construction and more.

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SAMPE North America launches thermoplastics video series

The 17-part educational video series focuses on current and upcoming trends in thermoplastics, including aerospace applications, co-consolidation and more.

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Ketones

Robot Extruder offers low-investment alternative to explore composites additive manufacturing

CEAD extruder mounts to robotic arm or gantry systems, already in use to print molds for large composite structures.

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Pressure Vessels

New Solvay materials, processes designed for industrialization

Solvay is launching and promoting materials and processes developed for industrialized processes.

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Trends

Teijin's Sereebo CFRTP adopted for 4K video cameras

Carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics add strength, reduce weight for Panasonic camera components.

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Aerospace

ACMA moves Thermoplastic Composites Conference online

The event will be moved to a virtual conference format taking place April 29 - May 1, 2020.

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Tepex thermoplastic composites demonstrate fire resistance for EVs

Bond-Laminates’ continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite has passed flammability tests for car interiors.

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Adhesives

3M VHB tape provides solution for difficult-to-bond materials

The tape works as a bonding solution for LSE substrates like polypropylene, thermoplastic olefins and thermoplastic elastomers, as well as composite materials like glass-reinforced plastic or fiber-reinforced plastic.

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Thermoplastics

Daher composite-metal winglets enhance performance of new Gulfstream G-700 large-cabin bizjet

The winglets are manufactured at the Daher factory in Tarbes, France and assembled into the aircraft at the Gulfstream’s Savannah plant.

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Automotive

Industrial production line for recycling thermoplastic polymers and composites into organosheet

ThermoPRIME and Thermosaïc technologies recycle plastic and composite waste via modular, flexible equipment.

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Adhesives for Composite Materials
ELFOAM rigid foam products
Wabash
Toray Advanced Composites hi-temperature materials
Alpha’s Premier ESR®
Airtech
HEATCON Composite Systems
recycle carbon fiber
Airtech International Inc.