Thermoplastics
Salewa's new hiking boot features thermoplastic composites
The Ortles Couloir boot includes thermoplastic composites from Xenia Materials and was designed to offer both stiffness and flexibility.
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Thermoplastic tapes continue to show potential for composite aerostructures
Web Industries reports increased R&D activity within several aerospace markets enabled by the flexibility and advantages of thermoplastic tapes.
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Electroimpact, Toray, Janicki advance technologies for rapid, large-scale thermoplastic parts manufacture
Project combines Electroimpact high-speed AFP equipment, Janicki’s OOA heated layup tooling system and Toray Cetex TC1225 low melt PAEK UD tape for deposition rates of up to 4,000 inches/minute.
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Clean Sky 2 FRAMES project advances heating simulation of thermoplastic composite AFP with xenon flashlamp
Heraeus Noblelight and Compositadour develop heating simulation to optimize process temperatures during automated fiber placement of composite aerostructures.
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Reactively polymerized resin expands organosheet market, opportunities
Johns Manville to introduce Neomera, a new family of thermoplastic composites.
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Out-of-autoclave VBO rear spar, thermoplastic ribs target Wing of Tomorrow
French Tier 1 aerospace supplier Daher develops out-of-autoclave materials and process technologies for application in next-gen structures for the Airbus Wing of Tomorrow program.
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CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: Teubert
Teubert highlights its continuous compression molding (CCM) system for manufacturing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites such as plates and profiles.
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AON3D debuts AON M2+ printer to fabricate high performance end-use parts
Printer aimed to exceed aluminum parts using chopped carbon fiber and high-performance polymers (e.g., PEEK, PEKK, ULTEM) via widely available, off-the-shelf filaments.
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Stratasys, Champion Motorsport team up to test 3D-printed core technology
Stratasys proves out carbon fiber-wrapped, printed core for toolless, customizable manufacture, on aerodynamic prototype and production parts for a winning racecar.
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OTOMcomposite develops software for Composites 4.0 production using laser-assisted tape placement and winding
Optical thermal optimization model (OTOM) software enables inline monitoring and control for improved part quality and reduced production time and cost of in-situ consolidated thermoplastic composites and Type IV pressure vessels.
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