Carbon fiber automotive parts production industrialized via C-RTM process
Compression resin transfer molding overcame the difficulty in shaping CFRP car parts with development time reduced by 50%.
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CSP fine-tunes CF-RTM process, launches production programs
The carbon fiber RTM press will be installed at the CSP facility in Palmela, Portugal in order to run the company's first commercial applications using this technology.
#automation #sustainability
The markets: Aerospace (2021)
The coronavirus pandemic, a once-in-a-millennia global catastrophe, has depressed commercial air travel in unprecedented and disastrous ways. Implications start with the airlines themselves and trickle down to major airframers and the entire tier structure of the aerospace supply chain.
#boeing #nextgenaerospace #spiritaerosystems
SourceBook 2021
Welcome to the online SourceBook, the counterpart to CompositesWorld's annually published print SourceBook composites industry buyer's guide.
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Next-generation composites materials and processes explored
A supplement with the November 2020 issue of CompositesWorld takes a close look at some of the technologies that are driving innovation in the composites industry.
Composites Academy launches online training with hands-on exercises
Composites Expert and Institut de Soudure partner to provide interactive advanced composites training to students and professionals worldwide.
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BBG presents self-closing HP-RTM molds for CFRP compact hydrogen tank production
The autonomous concept, sufficient for series production, enables lower investment costs. Up to 15 cylinders can be produced simultaneously per operation.
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MVP launches Fast Flow LRTM process to speed closed mold part production
Increasing part production by decreasing injection times, Fast Flow LRTM is said to be capable of injecting a 50 square foot part in under four minutes using only one injection port.
Revisiting the Fundamentals of Light Resin Transfer Molding (LRTM)
Like other closed molding composites processes, Light Resin Transfer Molding (LRTM) offers reduced waste and emissions, efficient materials use and a consistent and repeatable process. But LRTM requires less costly tooling and can still provide excellent cosmetics on both sides of a part in an efficient manufacturing process.
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Soling, Magnum Venus Products partnership produce LRTM composite domes
Incorporating the LRTM process enabled Soling to produce the largest LRTM part by volume manufactured in Colombia.
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