Thermoplastics
Carbon Fibre Preforms for low-cost and zero waste
Chopped fiber preforms in seconds, 1200°C burn resistance for hours, low-cost CFRP to replace metals
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RTP Company adds facility in Poland
RTP Company, a compounder of custom engineered thermoplastics, has announced its expansion into Poland with a 7,990m2 facility located at Prologis Park V in Wroclaw.
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3D printing for a Bonneville run
As a former (amateur vintage) racer myself, I appreciate all things motorsports. CRP USA LLC (Mooresville, NC, US), the maker of Windform SLS 3D printing materials as well as provider of custom additive manufacturing and machining services, sent me a case study of a motorsports team that recently set a new class record at the Bonneville Salt Flats, thanks to the fast part production possible with 3D printing.
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ShapeTex preforms successful in automotive parts
Shape Machining Ltd. has demonstrated lightweight composite parts in automotive development program.
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SGL Group optimizes supply chain for composites
SGL’s takeover of former BENTELER and BMW JVs, plus sale of Kumpers JV, consolidates the company’s CF activities while it broadens its composites technology portfolio.
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I want to say two words to you: “Thermoplastic tapes”
Thermoplastic tapes are not new to composites, but they soon will join the primary aerostructures material palette and could be their future.
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Testing, use substantiate m-pipe subsea use
Magma Global’s m-pipe, based on high-performance VICTREX PEEK thermoplastic composites, has recently achieved the world’s first qualification for a subsea pipe product under DNVGL-RP-F119.
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Daher wins Boeing thermoplastic composites contract
France-based Daher, which already makes parts for the Airbus A350 XWB, will produce for Boeing structural thermoplastic composites for the 787 Dreamliner.
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Consolidating thermoplastic composite aerostructures in place, Part 1
After more than 30 years of development, in-situ consolidation is nearing its promise to eliminate fasteners and the autoclave, and enable an integrated, multifunctional airframe.
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Thermoplastic composite demonstrators — EU roadmap for future airframes
There is a TPC development roadmap in Europe, supported by Airbus and a variety of aerospace consortia, and involving almost every major aerostructures supplier in Europe.
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