Adapa A/S technology chosen for flexible composite design and manufacture
The University of Stuttgart Institute of Aircraft Design is using adaptive mold technology to develop composite products and automated robotic manufacture processes for the construction industry.
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Assistant Editor, CompositesWorld
Building the Museum of the Future
FR composite panels provide structure, sealing and iconic facade for pioneering architecture in Dubai.
#insidemanufacturing #infrastructure
Deceuninck introduces improved custom architectural solutions line, Innergy AP
The line of custom fiber-reinforced polymer commercial components offered under Innergy AP deliver both structural strength and thermal performance.
Scott Bader, Structural Science Composites partner for resin supply
The five-year partnership will enable SSC to grow its business and manufacture composite covers and frames.
#workforcedevelopment
Hybrid Air Vehicles joins Telecom Infra Project
Retaining a large payload and long endurance capabilities, the company’s Airlander aircraft has the potential to improve internet connectivity for millions of people.
#electricvehicles
Building the Museum of the Future
FR composite panels provide structure, sealing and iconic facade for pioneering architecture in Dubai.
#insidemanufacturing #infrastructure
Videos / Podcasts
CAMX 2020 exhibit preview: Structural Composites, Compsys
Structural Composites and Compsys Inc. are featuring low-cost, high-performance composite material innovations.
#camx #infrastructure
Carbon fiber-reinforced concrete accelerates in Germany
TU Dresden and C3 – Carbon Concrete Composite demonstrator aims to reduce concrete material use by 50% and CO2 emissions by up to 70%; Hitexbau touts high-volume automated production for carbon fiber textile grids.
#regulation #sustainability #trends
Composites Index contracts on weak backlogs
For February 2020, the Composites Index contracted slightly with a reading of 49.7.
#economics
National Composites Centre unveils digital composites technologies
The U.K.’s National Composites Centre unveils new composites manufacturing technologies, marking the culmination of a two-year, £36.7m digitization project.
#airbus #outofautoclave #ndi
Disruptive composite tubing manufacturing
TUBETEC delivers high-performance, hollow composites in unimaginable shapes with beautiful surface finish, fast turn-around and affordability.
#aramidfiber #outofautoclave #braiding
FRP bridge prototype uses large-scale 3D printing
Royal HaskoningDHV, CEAD and DSM produced a pedestrian bridge prototype using large-scale additive manufacturing of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastics.
#sustainability #infrastructure #trends
National Composites Week: How composites protect us
As we celebrate National Composites Week, here’s a look at some of the ways composites keeping us safe.
#f-35 #lockheedmartin #braiding
Composites speed concrete facade fabrication
The 45-story One South First building, on the 11-acre Domino Park campus in Brooklyn, N.Y., features a geometrically complex concrete facade made, in part, with composite molds fabricated using large-format additive manufacturing.
#discontinuousfiber #workinprogress #cuttingtools
Adapa A/S technology chosen for flexible composite design and manufacture
The University of Stuttgart Institute of Aircraft Design is using adaptive mold technology to develop composite products and automated robotic manufacture processes for the construction industry.
#automation
Deceuninck introduces improved custom architectural solutions line, Innergy AP
The line of custom fiber-reinforced polymer commercial components offered under Innergy AP deliver both structural strength and thermal performance.
Scott Bader, Structural Science Composites partner for resin supply
The five-year partnership will enable SSC to grow its business and manufacture composite covers and frames.
#workforcedevelopment
Hybrid Air Vehicles joins Telecom Infra Project
Retaining a large payload and long endurance capabilities, the company’s Airlander aircraft has the potential to improve internet connectivity for millions of people.
#electricvehicles
AIT Bridges ships first composite bridge system to the West Coast
Comprised of 12 fiberglass composite arches, the bridge was spliced, transported and reassembled on-site, expediting the building process.
#trends #infrastructure
Purdue develops lignin extraction method for sustainable composite board resin binder
The extraction method reduces production cost, long-term health hazards and can be used as the main component in a non-formaldehyde binder system.
#biomaterials #sustainability
Fiberglass composites improve infrastructure efficiency and sustainability
Gert de Roover, building, construction and infrastructure manager at Exel Composites, explains why composite materials contribute to the drive for greener buildings.
#pastpresentandfuture #sustainability
NEW PRODUCTS: CONSTRUCTION
Kraibon elastomer improves adhesion and composite material properties
Gummiwerk KRAIBURG’s elastomer product protects against impact, directly adheres to materials, improves damping properties and more.
#adhesives
Royal DSM presents glass-filled polypropylene granules for 3D printing
The glass-filled polypropylene (PP), optimized for fused granulated fabrication (FGF) is suitable for additive manufacturing of structural and demanding applications.
#infrastructure
CAMX 2020 exhibit preview: Structural Composites, Compsys
Structural Composites and Compsys Inc. are featuring low-cost, high-performance composite material innovations.
#camx #infrastructure
Gurit features core materials, adhesives, resins, molds for wind, aerospace
Gurit is featuring its offerings and expertise for wind energy, composite tooling and lightweighting applications such as aerospace, rail, healthcare and marine.
#adhesives #cyanateester #windblades
Dieffenbacher innovations focus on SMC, D-LFT
Dieffenbacher is presenting its solutions for tape laying, SMCs, D-LFT and wet molding technologies, as well as a new messaging and ticket system app.
#peek #sheetmoldingcompound
Polygon develops PolyLube composite bearings
The filament-wound fiberglass/epoxy bearings are lightweight, high-strength, corrosion-resistant and designed to easily replace existing metal bushings.