Welding
Submit abstract to speak at CW Bonding and Welding Tech Days in April
Online event in spring 2025 will feature six presentations exploring reliable methods for the assembly and joining of composite components. Abstract deadline is Feb. 3, 2025.
Scott Francis
Editor-In-Chief, Gardner Business Media
Hexcel, Arkema present CFRTP aerospace demonstrator in HAICoPAS
Project optimized design and production of UD composite tapes reinforced with a PEKK matrix, using a continuous in-situ welding (ISW) assembly system.
Read MoreFraunhofer IWS completes MFFD longitudinal fuselage joint using CONTIjoin technology
Thermoplastic composite upper and lower half shells for the Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator were welded using CO2 laser over a total length of 8 meters.
Read MoreThe potential for thermoplastic composite nacelles
Collins Aerospace draws on global team, decades of experience to demonstrate large, curved AFP and welded structures for the next generation of aircraft.
Read MoreWelding is not bonding
Discussion of the issues in our understanding of thermoplastic composite welded structures and certification of the latest materials and welding technologies for future airframes.
Read MorePlant tour: Daher Shap’in TechCenter and composites production plant, Saint-Aignan-de-Grandlieu, France
Co-located R&D and production advance OOA thermosets, thermoplastics, welding, recycling and digital technologies for faster processing and certification of lighter, more sustainable composites.
Read MoreAitiip Technology Center reports dismantling of thermoplastic parts using resistance welding
Clean Sky 2 HELACS project aims to enable improved recycling of composite components at aircraft end of life.
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AnalySwift receives NASA STTR contract to enable second-use spacecraft infrastructure
Together with Purdue, AnalySwift aims to develop a composite heater layer and a novel software tool or module to achieve assembly, disassembly of thermoplastic composite joints in space during long-duration missions.
Grace Nehls
Senior Managing Editor, CompositesWorld
Supernal, Qarbon Aerospace partner to mature induction welding technologies for eVTOL scale-up
Major aerospace supplier commits resources to scale rate-enabling manufacturing processes for Supernal’s SA-A1 CFRTP component assembly.
Read MoreManufacturing the MFFD thermoplastic composite fuselage
Demonstrator’s upper, lower shells and assembly prove materials and new processes for lighter, cheaper and more sustainable high-rate future aircraft.
Read MoreDeveloping repairs for thermoplastic composite aerostructures
HyPatchRepair project proves feasibility of automated process chain for welded thermoplastic composite patch repairs.
Read MoreSTUNNING project completes lower half of MFFD
Clean Sky project has delivered the 8 × 4 meter welded aerostructure component, aided by advanced thermoplastic composite technologies and smart robotics.
Read MoreToray develops high-speed thermal welding for thermoset composites
Novel technology forms a thermally weldable layer on the surface of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoset or thermoplastic components, further validated by demonstrators.
Read MoreTPRC training courses target thermoplastic composites
Three upcoming in-person thermoplastic composites courses, ranging from entry-level to advanced, are organized to enhance composites professionals’ knowledge in this burgeoning field.
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Novel insert technology enables arc stud welding with composites
FAUSST technology enables fast, reliably welded connection of metal components in composite structures.
DLR develops additive WeldSealer process to seal joints, edges or modify surfaces
The robotic process developed for large components protects joints and edges, prevents cracks and allows multipart structures to be created as if cast in one piece.
Read MoreCFRTP upper stage propellant tank
PROCOMP uses in-situ consolidation AFP and ultrasonic welding to demonstrate lightweight, novel tank design.
Read MoreCollins Aerospace selected by AFRL to build thermoplastic composite fin for F-16
Part of $100 million, five-year investment to advance, qualify thermoplastic composites for military and commercial aero applications.
Read MoreThermoplastic composites welding: Process control, certification, crack arresters and surface prep
More widespread use of welded composite structures within a decade? Yes, but further developments are needed.
Read MoreThermoplastic composites welding advances for more sustainable airframes
Multiple demonstrators help various welding technologies approach TRL 6 in the quest for lighter weight, lower cost.
Read MoreCollins Aerospace demonstrates new thermoplastic composites capabilities
Collins Aerospace in Almere has produced a 7-meter raceway for the Clean Sky 2 MFFD lower fuselage using novel CCM and tooling technology while the Riverside facility in the U.S. advances AFP and welding as part of global strategy for more sustainable airframes.
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MFFD longitudinal seams welded, world's largest CFRTP fuselage successfully completed
Fraunhofer IFAM and partners have completed left and right welds connecting the upper and lower fuselage halves and sent the 8×4-meter full-scale section to ZAL for integration with a cabin crown module and testing.
Ginger Gardiner
Senior Technical Editor, CompositesWorld
Twenco develops sensors for smart molds and process control in resin infusion and composites welding
Non-invasive DEA and NDT Analyzer for multi-parameter monitoring, QA and control, including real time simulation feed and 3D process visualization across and through composite parts.
Read MoreDaher, Luxembourg's LIST to develop welding technology for thermoplastic composite aircraft substructures
The agreement will focus on infrared welding technology to enable high-volume, automated manufacturing in aviation.
Read MoreDLR Augsburg integrates sixth frame to upper half fuselage test shell for MFFD
Clean Sky 2 thermoplastic composite demonstrator advances toward full assembly.
Read MoreDLR Institute of Structures and Design releases video on TB-Rumpf welded thermoplastic composites
Autoclave-free consolidation and resistance welding validated for future aircraft thermoplastic composite fuselage.
Read MorePlant tour: Qarbon Aerospace, Milledgeville, Ga. and Red Oak, Texas
Veteran aerostructures Tier 1 transforms into 21st century leader in thermoplastic composites and multiple new markets.
Read MoreHydrostatic membrane consolidation: Skin-stringer panels in 60 minutes
Airbus and Siempelkamp demonstrate press process as alternative to thermoplastic welding, aimed to enable rate 100 aircraft and future mobility manufacturing.
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