Design & Tooling for Composites

Automated robotic NDT enhances capabilities for composites
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Automated robotic NDT enhances capabilities for composites

Kineco Kaman Composites India uses a bespoke Fill Accubot ultrasonic testing system to boost inspection efficiency and productivity.

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NCC leads composites manufacturing phase of eXtra wing demonstrator

Key structural elements for a 6-meter section of the Airbus biomimetic wing were undertaken by NCC engineering specialists to produce 28 one-off flying parts.

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Pressure Vessels

Optimizing robotic winding of composite tanks and pipes

Pioneer in mandrel-based reinforced rubber and composite products, TANIQ offers TaniqWindPro software and robotic winding expertise for composite pressure vessels and more.

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Century Tool investment boosts efficiency, capability in tooling for composites

Designer and builder of compression molds for composite structures installs seven-axis CNC deep-hole drilling and milling machine to improve productivity.

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Massivit, Sika to co-brand digital tooling materials for Massivit 10000 series

Strategic MOU initially introduces SikaBiresin CIM 120 and SikaBiresin CIM 80 to serve crucial composites market needs for 3D printing tooling, prototyping and more.

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Belotti to integrate hybrid BEAD system with Adaxis AdaOne software

Through this strategic collaboration, BEAD’s additive and subtractive capabilities for large-scale AM composite tooling production are made more accessible.

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Plyable releases AI-powered mold design tool

Plyable continues to rid composites engineers of workflow bottlenecks through an end-to-end automated system — from mold design to quotation to manufacturing fulfillment.  

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Automated Composites
Automated Composites

In the Automated Composites knowledge center, CGTech brings you vital information about all things automated composites, from the manufacturing processes to the vendors and necessary tools.

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HyperX Software for Composite Structural Analysis
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Comprehensive group portfolio targets holistic engineering, tooling and epoxy resins

JEC World 2024: The RAMPF Group is bringing together three of its divisions — RAMPF Composite Solutions, RAMPF Tooling Solutions, and RAMPF Group Inc. — delivering a variety of materials and services to the composites industry.

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Composites lab launches fresh rebrand to highlight material services

JEC World 2024: With new logo and rebranding in hand, Composite Test & Evaluation Ltd. invites industry and potential partners to learn more about its decades experience in material, evaluation services.

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Xnovo Technology, Exciscope introduce X-ray tensor tomography technique

Through a strategic partnership, the companies introduce the FiberScanner3D module, dedicated to bringing more rapid, reliable and robust fiber structure characterization methods to lab settings.

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National Composites announces partners with compression toolmaker Laval 

The new alliance will broaden National Composites’ capabilities in SMC and BMC and tooling, while providing customers with comprehensive solutions, from initial design to final delivery.

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Molds/Tools

Belotti retrofits Vega CNC center in BEAD hybrid machine for D-Composites

Combined LSAM and five-axis CNC milling capabilities will optimize D-Composites’ production services, flexibility and cut time and cost for composite tooling manufacture.

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Element, Magma Global renew partnership to extend m-pipe capabilities

Evaluation of CFRTP m-pipe through Element’s U.K. facility aims to qualify the system for new operating environments.

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pro-set epoxy laminate infusion tool assembly
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Multi-scale 3D CT imaging enables digital twinning, high-fidelity simulation of composite structures

Computed tomography (CT) provides highly accurate 3D analysis of internal microstructure, performance simulation of carbon fiber/PEEK satellite strut.

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Damage tolerance testing of sandwich composites: The sandwich CAI test

A new ASTM-standardized test method established in 2022 assesses the compression-loaded damage tolerance of sandwich composites.  

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Plant tour: BeSpline/Addcomp, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

Composites automation specialist increases access to next-gen technologies, including novel AFP systems and unique 3D parts using adaptive molds.

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Improving carbon fiber SMC simulation for aerospace parts

Simutence and Engenuity demonstrate a virtual process chain enabling evaluation of process-induced fiber orientations for improved structural simulation and failure load prediction of a composite wing rib.

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Mold 3D printing helps automate composite bathtub, shower production

As part of its efforts to automate as much of its production process as it can, Lyons Industries acquired a Massivit 10000 additive manufacturing system to quickly produce high-performance molds and support fixtures.

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Numerical tool with mean stress correction demonstrated for fatigue life estimation of thermoplastic composites

To aid design of fatigue-resistant structures, Econ Engineering has developed an algorithm to evaluate ply-based cyclic stiffness degradation combined with an FE failure check, validated for a CF/PAEK pressure vessel.

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Airtech
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release agents, purging compounds, process chemical specialties
Airtech International Inc.