Corvette, yesterday and today
By: Jeff Sloan
The Corvette has changed much in 67 years, but its appeal is enduring.
#editorial #generalmotors
CAMX 2020 Preview
By: Jeff Sloan
Transformed into a virtual event, the latest CAMX 2020 preview describes some of the opportunities that will be available for visitors and exhibitors.
#camx #composites4_0 #sustainability
Airbag housing prototype puts 3D-printed composites to the test
By: Hannah Mason
A feasibility study demonstrated the cost- and time-saving potential of replacing a part’s current materials and processes with additive manufacturing.
FRP profiles enable affordable aesthetic solution for unique residential architecture
By: Ginger Gardiner
The FRP profiles, manufactured by Italy-based M.M. S.r.l., allow easy fabrication and construction on-site in less than two days.
#application
Conbility: Mass production of composite tape laminates
By: Ginger Gardiner
RWTH Aachen spin-off scales up production for low-cost, in-situ consolidated composites as inserts for lighter, cheaper injection-molded parts.
#trends #composites4_0 #continuousfiberAM
Industrial Fiberglass Specialties: From corrosion-resistant industrial pipes to specialty custom projects
By: Scott Francis
Based in Dayton, Ohio, U.S., IFS recently developed an FRP console for the U.S. Air Force using a custom mold design and specialized paint.
Swinburne University and CSIRO's Industry 4.0 Testlab for Composite Additive Manufacturing
By: Ginger Gardiner
Australia and Germany collaborate to build Composites 4.0 production line for competitive advantage in next-gen manufacturing and workforce.
#trends #outofautoclave #pekk
Developing a linerless, all-composite, spherical cryotank
By: Hannah Mason
Infinite Composites Technologies’ Type V pressure vessel for storing cryogenic space launch vehicle propellants shows promise for eliminating elusive microcracking issues.
#trends #space
Thinking machines
By: Jeff Sloan
Algorithm-based artificial intelligence, once only imagined, is here. It can do a lot of good.
#composites4_0 #editorial #airbus
First all-CFRP fuselage in Mexico
By: Ginger Gardiner
UNAQ and RHEM Composites help produce body of third prototype for Oaxaca Aerospace’s Pegasus P-400T.
#airbus #layup #outofautoclave
High-rate, automated aerospace RTM line delivers next-gen spoilers
By: Jeff Sloan
At Spirit AeroSystem’s Prestwick facility in Scotland, a glimpse of the future of aerocomposites manufacturing in a resin transfer molding line for A320 spoilers.
#ndi #cuttingtools #insidemanufacturing
Digital thread vs. digital twin
By: Ginger Gardiner
Visualizing the difference between digital representations and data flows and understanding the applications that are changing composites manufacturing and business models.
#airbus #autoclave #layup