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2021 CW Top Shops highlights strengths of top composites facilities
CW learned from some of this year’s designated Top Shops about what makes facilities stand out, from diverse capabilities to Industry 4.0 and sustainability.
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SAM|XL develops closed-loop manufacturing for composites
Collaborative R&D center at TU Delft develops sensor- and robot-based automation for Composites 4.0 manufacturing, including STUNNING project for welded assembly of a thermoplastic composite fuselage demonstrator.
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Mikrosam celebrates commissioning of world's largest production line for CNG and hydrogen tanks
Turnkey project integrates four filament winding machines, two large ovens and multiple robotic lines and buffering stations to produce 60,000 tanks per year.
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Spirit AeroSystems opens National Defense Prototype Center
The joint project with WSU-NIAR will spur the development of new high-temperature materials and ultra-competitive composites and attract new aviation, defense and space programs.
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L&L Reinforce L-9060: A new approach to fill and reinforce aerospace sandwich panels
L&L Products brings a new approach to fill and reinforce aerospace sandwich panels with L&L Reinforce L-9060. (Sponsored)
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Collaborative Boeing-led project validates large-scale composite AM tooling
The U.S. Navy-funded program demonstrated a large-scale, autoclave-curable 3D-printed carbon fiber composite tool using a Thermwood LSAM machine.
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AON3D, Astrobotic to send 3D-printed parts to the moon
The Peregrine Lander will carry thermoplastic parts printed via AON3D’s high-temperature industrial 3D printer that meet demanding space requirements and cut the vehicle’s weight by half.
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Researchers develop liquid crystal polymer spin-printing process for recyclable composites
ETH Zürich, TU Delft and EMPA simultaneously 3D prints parts with spun fiber reinforcement for stronger, more sustainable, fully recyclable components.
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Thermoplastic composites at Oribi Composites: CW Trending, episode 4
Oribi Composites’ Matt Christensen discusses the origin of the Colorado-based thermoplastic composites fabricator, his role at the company, current products and programs, and the real potential for use of thermoplastic composites in wheels.
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Lockheed Martin prepares X-59 for quiet supersonic flight testing
Boom flight demonstration aircraft with composite control surfaces and wing skins to be shipped to Fort Worth, Texas, for additional ground testing.
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Airbus X-Wing will test flapping wing tips, multifunctional trailing edges for future aircraft
Demonstrator will test 30%-scale version of 52-meter composite wing with electrically-powered actuating hinged wing tip for improved efficiency and decarbonization in flight.
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Leveraging motorsports composites for next-gen rotorcraft
FastCan consortium integrates hollow, solid and cored CFRP into single-cure, single-piece canopy for reduced weight and cost.
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