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TPAC and TPRC develop thermoplastic composites recycling process
Known as TPC-Cycle, the project targets production scrap by developing a recycling route for high-end and high volume markets.
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Boeing partners with Thermwood on 3D printed tool for 777X
The tool was printed as a single piece from 20% carbon fiber reinforced ABS using the Vertical Layer Print system.
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Hyperloop Transportation Technologies unveils passenger capsule
HyperloopTT’s Quintero One, constructed of a smart composite comprised of carbon fiber with embedded sensors, is the world’s first full-scale Hyperloop capsule.
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Making prepreg tape more accessible
Cygnet Texkimp’s new slitter-spooler offers economical production of high-quality tapes and vertical integration for manufacturers to access a much wider market.
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Sustainable, inline recycling of carbon fiber
Shocker Composites and R&M International are developing a supply chain for recycled CF with zero knockdown vs. virgin fiber, lower cost and, eventually, lengths delivering structural properties close to continuous fiber.
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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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Episode 22: Danu Chotikapanich, Cobra International
Danu Chotikapanich, CEO of COBRA International, discusses COBRA’s history in watersports products and its ever-expanding composites business in multiple markets.
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Automated Preforming, Part 7: Fill Gesellschaft
Fill automates preforming for 1-min cycle time overmolded thermoplastic automotive parts but supplies automation throughout aero- and autocomposites process chains.
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Recyclable thermoplastic composites liftgates offer weight savings
Magna to launch two more thermoplastic liftgates this year.
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Scania invests in Corebon
Swedish material tech start-up Corebon has developed patented process for producing carbon fiber components at a higher speeds.
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Air travel with a personal touch
EAA’s 2018 AirVenture at Oshkosh, WI, US happened during the last week of July and as always offered up a banquet of news and innovative new products, including flying cars, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) personal air vehicles and combinations of the two. One of these concepts, called BlackFly and on display at Oshkosh for the first time, caught my attention.
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Lightweight Reading: Endless Summer Edition
CW’s occasional round up of fun composite products and offbeat news surrounding the composites industry.
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