Prepregs
Hexcel opens new R&T center in Salt Lake City
Hexcel’s new 100,000-square-foot Center of Research & Technology Excellence at its Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., campus, will be the focus of the company’s innovation efforts.
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PEEK vs. PEKK vs. PAEK and continuous compression molding
Suppliers of thermoplastics and carbon fiber chime in regarding PEEK vs. PEKK, and now PAEK, as well as in-situ consolidation — the supply chain for thermoplastic tape composites continues to evolve.
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Plant tour: Renegade Materials Corp., Miamisburg, Ohio, U.S.
Renegade Materials is known for high-performance prepregs for aerospace applications. Following its acquisition by Teijin in 2019, the company has expanded capacity and R&D efforts on a range of aerospace-targeted materials.
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Toray supplies Torayca carbon fiber, prepreg for H3 launch vehicle
Set to launch Feb. 15, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency rocket has been designed with a composite motor case and payload fairing section.
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DLR completes MFFD upper shell skin layup
Eight-meter-long CFRTP fuselage skin was achieved via laser-heated in-situ consolidation, with stringers, frames and cleats to be welded.
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SHD Group relocates to newest prepreg facility in Slovenia
With its new 1,500-square meter manufacturing premises, SHD Composite Materials Europe d.o.o. has doubled production capacity, producing a solid foundation to support customers.
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Enduredge NTC-425 prepreg enables flexible composites fabrication
Low-cost, vertically integrated cyanate ester system from Nexx Technologies has an extended out-time and is capable of parts production in and out of the autoclave.
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Measuring ply-wise deformation during consolidation using embedded sensors
Strip-type shape sensor method claims real-time measurement of ply-wise deformation.
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Haydale graphene-enhanced prepreg achieves notable tool life extension
Extended field trials substantiate functionalized prepreg material features, such as doubled composite parts manufacture, tighter-tolerance parts and more.
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Metal AM advances in composite tooling, Part 1
Multiple metal additive technologies are gaining market acceptance and interest for composite tooling used in processes ranging from short-fiber injection to autoclave-cure prepreg.
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