Thermoplastics

Aerospace

NIAR, KraussMaffei cooperation enables efficient aerospace aircraft conversion

Incorporation of FiberForm advances NIAR ability to convert metallic components to fiber-reinforced thermoplastic versions in cargo aircraft.  

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Thermoplastics

TPRC announces press forming dataset publication

Recent research by academia aimed to validate composite forming simulations for press forming UD thermoplastic composite laminates.

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Creating a composite battery insert-stud solution for EV trucks

Bossard worked with an OEM and Tier supplier team to meet tight electrical insulation and packaging tolerances while reducing tooling, molding and assembly costs.

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Hi-Temp Resins

JEC World 2024 highlights: Thermoplastic composites, CMC and novel processes

CW senior technical editor Ginger Gardiner discusses some of the developments and demonstrators shown at the industry’s largest composites exhibition and conference.

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Thermoplastics

CRP Windform composites show high affinity for electric insulation

GFRTP materials for 3D printing were subjected to dielectric constant and dielectric strength tests, indicating strength for use in electric applications like automotive.

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Automotive

HyWaSand demonstrates large-series production potential for automotive TP sandwich components

Storage compartment flap for truck interior produced via fully automated continuous fiber thermoplastic sandwich molding technology shows suitability for series manufacture.

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Thermoplastics

Last call for ITHEC conference abstracts

The thermoplastic composites event, taking place Oct. 9-10 in Bremen, Germany, is seeking oral and poster contributions before March 31.

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Aerospace

From the CW Archives: I see thermoplastics in your future

Thermoplastics are evolving quickly into larger structures and clearly will have a significant role to play in the next commercial aircraft program — whenever that’s announced. This edition of “From the CW Archives” looks back on a thermoplastics pioneer.

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Hydrogen Storage

ECOHYDRO project to enable recyclable composites for hydrogen storage

With the involvement of two schools from the Institut Mines-Télécom, the 4-year project aims to improve the intrinsic properties of a composite material based on Elium via four concrete demonstrators.

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Aerospace

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.

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Compression Molding
Wickert Hydraulic Presses
Toray Advanced Composites
TOPCON24
Kent Pultrusion
Wabash
3D industrial laser projection
HEATCON Composite Systems
Airtech International Inc.