AM Supplement 2021 Issue

August 2021

Digital Edition

The evolution of additive composites

Defining additive composites manufacturing and how its merge with conventional processes is providing new solutions and a path forward.

Features

Featured articles from the AM Supplement 2021 issue of CompositesWorld

Carbon Fibers 12 Jul 2021

9T Labs assesses AM for medical, aerospace applications

9T Labs conducts two studies to assess the viability of its Red Series additive manufacturing system to manufacture a carbon fiber/PEKK aerospace hinge and a surgical tool.

Defense 20 Jul 2021

Additive manufacturing adds versatility to large marine structures

Dive Technologies and Moi Composites are among those extending composite 3D printing’s design flexibility past prototyping and into customizable end-use parts.

Feature 27 Jul 2021

Challenges, opportunities when designing for fiber-reinforced AM

Bridging the gap between as-designed and as-made, and where do you put the fiber?

Carbon Fibers 7 Jul 2021

Cincinnati’s BAAM proves utility of recycled materials in AM

Cincinnati Inc. modified the extruder of its Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) system to be able to process virgin carbon fiber/ABS and recycled carbon fiber/ABS.

Wind/Energy 30 Jul 2021

Composites AM research targets wind energy

The U.S. DOE, universities and industry leaders ramp up new efforts and funding to develop 3D-printed composite wind blade molds and end-use blade components.

Editorial 1 Aug 2021

Composites manufacturing is additive manufacturing

As the additive manufacturing space continues to expand, it might be the technology that catapults composites fabrication itself.

Trends 6 Jul 2021

Continuous fiber-reinforced, 3D printed houses on the horizon

3D-printed modular building manufacturer Mighty Buildings moves toward certification of higher-strength, more sustainable glass fiber-reinforced housing panels.

Additive Manufacturing 29 Jul 2021

Large-format, vertical, robotized, fiber-reinforced AM

MTorres joins the large-format AM fray with a system that prints vertically in lengths up to 25 meters.

Thermoplastics 21 May 2021

Large-scale, robotic-mounted 3D printer aims to expand AM size limits

Italy-based Caracol has developed an extrusion-based, robot-mounted 3D printer to scale up printing capabilities for high-performance aerospace tooling and industrial parts.

Thermoplastics 2 Aug 2021

Leveraging large-format AM fuels aerospace flexibility

Ascent Aerospace is known for producing high-quality metallic molds and tools for large aerostructures. Investment in large-format AM has expanded the company’s capabilities.