Fabrics/Preforms for Composites

Composite fabrics or preforms serve as the foundation for creating composite materials, comprising carefully arranged layers of fibers or textiles before they are infused or coated with a matrix material. These fabrics or preforms come in various shapes, weaves, and orientations, allowing engineers to customize the material's properties based on specific application requirements. They play a pivotal role in determining the final characteristics of the composite, influencing factors like strength, flexibility, and weight distribution.

RTM

Designing an infused, two-piece composite baseball bat

With its Icon BBCOR bat, Rawlings leveraged its experience in braided fabrics and RTM to create an optimized, higher-performance two-piece design.

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Wind/Energy 24 Jan 2024

RTM, dry braided fabric enable faster, cost-effective manufacture for hydrokinetic turbine components

Switching from prepreg to RTM led to significant time and cost savings for the manufacture of fiberglass struts and complex carbon fiber composite foils that power ORPC’s RivGen systems.

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Hi-Temp Resins 13 Dec 2023

Monadnock HTAC Veil protects GFRP equipment against corrosion

Binder-free ECTFE-apertured reinforcement maintains a high resistance against chemicals and abrasion at high temperatures, extending performance and integrity of composite systems.

Fabrics/Preforms 2 Nov 2023

Chomarat expands range of composite reinforcement options

Rovicore FM core and C-Weave Stabilized woven fabrics are designed to improve the quality and performance of composite materials.

Fabrics/Preforms 24 Oct 2023

Quantum Materials acquires Innegra portfolio of high-performance fibers

The strategic move strengthens Quantum’s position in the development of technical textile solutions for composites.

Trends 12 Oct 2023

A&P Technology awarded SBIR to further inline inspection

A&P Technology was recently awarded an AFWERX SBIR to expedite the development of inline inspection capabilities for braided composite components for hypersonics and military aircraft.

CAMX 11 Sep 2023

Wide fabrics, powder binders for composites

CAMX 2023: Among Saertex’s offerings are 150-inch fabrics, powder binders and quick delivery of its Carbon Basic Line.

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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Closed Molding

Closed mold processes offer many advantages over open molding. This knowledge center details the basics of closed mold methods and the products and tools essential to producing a part correctly.

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Sensors for Composite Processing

Discover the types of sensors being used in composites, the physics on which they�re based, their installation, promised benefits and challenges, as well as the potential they offer for even further developments in smart structures.

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Custom Quantity Composite Repair Materials

Latest Fabrics/Preforms News And Updates

Fabrics/Preforms 1 May 2023

Bio-inspired EV underbody panel developed by TPI Composites, Helicoid Industries

Composite underbody panel for battery pack protection, made of stacked multiaxial noncrimp fabric, will serve high-volume commercial and automotive markets.

Fabrics/Preforms 31 Mar 2023

Plastics Unlimited completes facility expansion

A 30,000-square-foot expansion to the Preston, Iowa, facility adds assembly and warehouse space, thermoforming and composites manufacturing equipment and robots.

Sustainability 7 Nov 2022

Reliance Industries enhances polyester textiles with FRX Nofia technology

Polymeric phosphorus-based additive solution brings fire retardance and sustainability to Recron FS fabrics, enabling safe, responsible end-use applications.

Fabrics/Preforms 25 Oct 2022

Industrial thread company Coats Group opens Huanmantla manufacturing facility

Mexico facility will support the company’s development of high-performance material threads, yarns and fabrics for the automotive and composites industries, among others.

ATL/AFP 14 Oct 2022

Tri-Mack introduces thin, lightweight thermoplastic composite enclosures

Durable, low-cost manufacturing support wide range of industrial uses, with option for embedded EMI shielding.

CAMX 8 Sep 2022

CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: Composite Alliance Corp.

Composite part design and fabrication is supported through standard and custom solutions with global tooling, machinery and service supplier Composite Alliance Corp.