Sensors
sensXPERT Digital Mold earns 2022 AVK Innovation Award
Data-driven sensor technology optimizes and increases composites manufacturing efficiencies in real time, achieved through collaborative network.
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Patent-pending Purdue process embeds sensor particles, functionalizes 3D-printed structures
Purdue University researchers have developed a novel wet-mixing method to add sensor particles to 3D printer filaments, which will enable manufacturers to create functional printed parts.
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CarboScreen project to develop multimodal, sensor-based monitoring of carbon fiber production process
January 2023 CarboScreen project seeks to improve carbon fiber yield, reduce cost and improve properties.
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IMDEA Materials Institute helps create intelligent sensors for aviation composites
As a part of the European Union’s DOMMINIO project, IMDEA Materials Institute is helping to create embedded smart sensors via 3D printing to provide real-time updates on aircraft during flight.
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Synthesites, Purdue CMSC advances real-time cure monitoring
Partners are developing cure simulation using data from dielectric sensors to monitor infusion and autoclave composite structures in real time.
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Glass-coated magnetic microwires for nondestructive composites monitoring
Glass-coated, amorphous microwires combine nanometer to micrometer diameters, enabling embedding into composites without degrading mechanical properties.
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Twenco develops sensors for smart molds and process control in resin infusion and composites welding
Non-invasive DEA and NDT Analyzer for multi-parameter monitoring, QA and control, including real time simulation feed and 3D process visualization across and through composite parts.
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University of Sheffield researchers to drive structural health monitoring in U.K. infrastructure
The £7.7 million program, ROSEHIPS, anticipates exploitation of machine learning, sensing and digital twin technology for automated health monitoring in infrastructure, such as bridges, telecoms masts and wind turbines.
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RUAG rebrands as Beyond Gravity, boosts CFRP satellite dispenser capacity
NEW smart factory in Linköping will double production and use sensors, data analytics for real-time quality control — CW talks with Holger Wentscher, Beyond Gravity’s head of launcher programs.
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SuCoHS project: Advancing composite solutions for parts with high thermal and mechanical loads
New materials, structural concepts and manufacturing using sensors for composites that resist fire, temperature and loads while providing weight and cost savings versus metals.
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