Bonding/Welding
Adhesives, sealants meet aerospace and defense specifications
CAMX 2023: H.B. Fuller Aerospace manufactures, packages and delivers a variety of sealants, structural adhesives, low outgassing epoxy systems and more to industry and customer requirements.
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Supernal, Qarbon Aerospace partner to mature induction welding technologies for eVTOL scale-up
Major aerospace supplier commits resources to scale rate-enabling manufacturing processes for Supernal’s SA-A1 CFRTP component assembly.
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Manufacturing the MFFD thermoplastic composite fuselage
Demonstrator’s upper, lower shells and assembly prove materials and new processes for lighter, cheaper and more sustainable high-rate future aircraft.
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JEC World 2023 highlights: Recycling, biocomposites, smaller equipment and expanding brands
CW senior technical editor Ginger Gardiner addresses some of this year’s hot topics, ranging from novel biocomposites and recycling technology solutions from myriad startups to upgraded, but equally sustainable, equipment from well-established companies.
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Aerospace project secures funds for developing lightweighting technology
A joint project between ÉireComposites, Plasma Bound and TU Dublin will be supported by the DTIF.
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Spur offers Hardex structural foam core as alternative to low-weight cores in sandwich composites
Recyclable, closed-cell XPP foam offers good properties, resistance, recycled content/recyclability and thermoformability, including fusion/welding with PP-based composite skins.
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XlynX Materials BondLynx and PlastiLynx for low surface energy PP, PE substrates
Award-winning Xlynx materials use breakthrough “diazirine” technology to boost bond strength up to 950% as adhesives, primers and textile strengtheners.
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Plant tour: Joby Aviation, Marina, Calif., U.S.
As the advanced air mobility market begins to take shape, market leader Joby Aviation works to industrialize composites manufacturing for its first-generation, composites-intensive, all-electric air taxi.
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Brighton Science unveils BConnect: The world's first surface intelligence platform
Next-generation solution combines diagnostic tools with data analytics to understand and prevent bonding and adhesion issues in composites and other industries.
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Developing repairs for thermoplastic composite aerostructures
HyPatchRepair project proves feasibility of automated process chain for welded thermoplastic composite patch repairs.
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