Core

Infusion

BeSpline wins IBEX Innovation Award, announces partnership with Boston Boatworks for Shaped Foam Kits

CAD-driven fabrication uses adaptive mold technology for lighter, stronger, higher quality boat structures without time and cost of building a mold while drastically reducing core fitting time for yacht builders.

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Core

HO Sports unveils Sabre water ski with bio-based foam core

New water ski developed in partnership with Checkerspot brings high-performance biomaterials to watersports, replacing petroleum-based materials with algae-derived core.

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Core

Bespoke prepregs, cellular cores blend adaptability, resilience and performance

CAMX 2023: Patz Materials and Technologies extends its prowess in space and aerospace innovations to a novel prepreg with a high char yield matrix, and Carbon-Carbon Cellular Core.

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CAMX

Closed cell foam relied on for high-quality, high-tolerance applications

CAMX 2023: Elliott Co. of Indianapolis is featuring its Elfoam rigid unfaced polyiso/polyurethane composite core.

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Core

Core materials readily accept mechanical fasteners, screws

CAMX 2023: Composite manufacturers are now able to design and build lightweight composite sandwich panels that can “hold a screw” far more easily using 3A Core Materials’ Airex W.I.S.H. core.

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CAMX

Insulation, building envelope solutions improve manufacturing, fabrication

CAMX 2023: Kingspan Insulation is highlighting its EPS composite and ISO-CF structural foam core, low-temperature pipe and mechanical insulation and sheet insulation solutions.

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CAMX

Thermoplastic honeycomb, lightweight solar modules demonstrate sustainability

CAMX 2023: Together, EconCore and ThermHex are providing a first look at new product variations for additional lightweight opportunities, including high-performance thermoplastic cores and solar panels with a honeycomb structure.

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CAMX

Latest advancements in high-temperature tooling foam, core

CAMX 2023: General Plastics Manufacturing Co. highlights its high-temperature Last-A-Foam products and in-house production services.

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Work In Progress

Drag-based wind turbine design for higher energy capture

Claiming significantly higher power generation capacity than traditional blades, Xenecore aims to scale up its current monocoque, fan-shaped wind blades, made via compression molded carbon fiber/epoxy with I-beam ribs and microsphere structural foam.

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Automation

ACoSaLUS project updates for automated sandwich panel layup

Cevotec and project partners have made significant progress in line with 2023 completion, including improvement of automated handling, patch vision inspection, and the laminate design and patch placement process.

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