Plastics Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

This year’s auto parts category features entries from Toyota, the University of Delaware, and Voith Composites.

Composites 105

Composites Automotive 105

Robotics Automation News

MARCH 5, 2023

Michael Bartlett, an assistant professor in Virginia Tech’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been granted a $590,600 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award to research and understand new strategies for manufacturing liquid metal-based soft composites.

Composites 105

Composites Electronics Manufacturing Function 105

The Fabricator

MAY 28, 2024

An Airgas expert weighs in on shielding gas mix selection and composition for MIG welding.

Composites 98

Composites 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 13, 2023

Billy Friend sat down with founder and director Joe Bryant to learn about the company’s ambitions to propel Australia into the upper echelon of advanced composites manufacturing. Fresh from university, Joe Bryant began his career as an aerospace engineer with Airbus, working on the company’s first composite helicopter, the ARH Tiger.

Composites 97

Composites Aerospace Supply Chain Manufacturing 97

Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 26, 2023

Omni Tanker has launched a world-first composite triple road train, able to move almost 100 tons of payload in a single haulage run, while significantly reducing operational costs for its customer Townsville Logistics. The post Australian composite innovator launches triple road-train tanker appeared first on Manufacturers' Monthly.

Composites 98

Composites Logistics Aerospace Advanced manufacturing 98

Plataine

APRIL 24, 2023

These advanced tools and algorithms provide composite parts manufacturers with a dynamic approach to production planning, considering all relevant elements including human capacity, tool availability and autoclave optimization, to automatically generate optimized manufacturing schedules.

Composites 105

Composites Manufacturing Advanced manufacturing 105

Plastics Today

OCTOBER 11, 2023

KraussMaffei and partners present the revolutionary children's bicycle made from a polyamide composite incorporating recycled content at Fakuma.

Composites 101

Composites 101

Design World

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The Belgium-based company decided to turn to CRP Technology and its Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing process with composite polymers fiber-reinforced to complete […]. The post 3d printing a drone’s tail rotor gear box housing appeared first on Design World.

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3D printing Composites Additive manufacturing Manufacturing 226

Plataine

JANUARY 19, 2023

The post Plataine Unveils New Capabilities to Help Aerospace Composite Manufacturers Achieve Increased Production Rates appeared first on Plataine.

Composites 98

Composites Aerospace Supply Chain Manufacturing 98

Plastics Today

AUGUST 20, 2024

Novel composite film from Israel-based Solutum Technologies is made of readily available polymers, copolymers, and nonpolymeric materials.

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Composites 69

Plastics Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The awards ceremony in Paris this week recognized the efforts of Germany’s silbaerg in applying natural hemp fibers and reducing waste in snowboard production.

Composites 136

Composites 136

Design World

MARCH 20, 2023

ARRIS — manufacturer enabling high-performance composites at scale with new design latitudes for mass-market consumer products, transportation, and industrial applications — recently signed a contract manufacturing partner (CM) to further increase production part capacity.

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Composites Manufacturing 3D printing Additive manufacturing 195

Plastics Today

AUGUST 24, 2024

This transformative shift is exemplified by Rocket Lab's recent installation of a groundbreaking automated fiber placement machine.

Composites 111

Composites Manufacturing Automation 111

Plastics Today

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Compounder signs exclusive agreement with bicycle-frame maker V Frames to develop materials, such as bio-based long carbon fiber, for water-assisted injection molding.

Composites 105

Composites 105

Plastics News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Word is leaking out that General Motors Co. is about to make a "subbrand" out of its Corvette sports car, which could mean four-door cars and crossover vehicles carrying the Corvette badge.

Composites 105

Composites 105

Manufacturing Management

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Early career engineers at the National Composites Centre (NCC) are thrilled to have helped power Paralympic Champion Emma Wiggs MBE to gold at the Paris 2024 games by developing an optimised seat for her boat.

Composites 59

Composites 59

Plastics News

AUGUST 7, 2023

Due to the growth ACS is expected to have within the next 12 to 18 months, it needs a bigger facility to meet higher demand, officials said.

Composites 98

Composites Aerospace 98

Manufacturing Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Electroplating specialist BEP Surface Technologies and nanodiamond manufacturer Carbodeon have announced a strategic relationship to develop a ‘world first’ copper-nanodiamond composite coating Manufacturing Voices reported.

Composites 59

Composites Manufacturing 59

Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 1, 2023

By Mark Fairchild Robot arms are finding their way into a wide variety of applications because of their precision, strength, and versatility. Robotic milling systems have become more common in recent years and have several advantages over traditional machine tools for certain applications.

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Composites Robotics Robotics 111

Plastics Today

JULY 17, 2023

Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology has perfected high-quality unwinding of reinforcements used in pressure tanks, retaining more than 90% mechanical strength in the recycled material.

Composites 98

Composites 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 5, 2024

Image: Ingo Bartussek/stock.adobe.com Milk bottles and other used plastics are being combined with wood waste and turned into composite decking following the completion of a new $12 million facility just north of Launceston. The facility was supported with 50-50 funding totalling $5.8

Composites 94

Composites Manufacturing 94

Design World

JANUARY 24, 2024

Inaccurate moisture measurement or composition analysis could lead to miscalculations in the creation of a new polymer,… The post Industrial safety with precise instruments appeared first on Design World.

Composites 130

Composites Manufacturing 130

Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 3, 2024

These areas surround additive manufacturing, advanced composites, precision machinery, engineering design, factory digitisation, quality assurance, automation and metrology and inspection. This is a groundbreaking opportunity that would revolutionise the production of composite blades,” said Howell.

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Advanced manufacturing Composites Manufacturing Aerospace 98

Design World

APRIL 29, 2024

Fiber-reinforced composites manufacturer ARRIS has raised $34M from new and returning investors, including ST Engineering, Zebra Technologies, Youngone, Standard Industries, Vertex Exploratory Fund, NEA, XN, Taiwania Capital, Bosch Ventures, Modern Venture Partners (MVP), and Alumni Ventures Group (AVG).

Aerospace 130

Aerospace Composites Manufacturing 130

E&T

MAY 15, 2024

The UK’S fastest and most powerful supercomputer officially starts operations at the University of Bristol’s National Composites Centre.

Composites 109

Composites 109

Plastics Today

AUGUST 12, 2024

A combination of PEBA foam blends and carbon-fiber-composite plates delivers the spring and stiffness to accelerate athletes into the records book.

Composites 110

Composites 110

NIST Manufacturing

JUNE 6, 2024

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Engineering Laboratory (EL) Materials and Structural Systems Division (MSSD) studies the durability and service life of infrastructure materials (polymer, concrete, engineered composites) for

Composites 111

Composites 111

Manufacturing Tomorrow

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

CF3D utilizes high-performance composite materials and rapid-curing thermoset resins to create complex, multifunctional parts with both structural and functional fibers.

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Composites 3D printing Function 52

Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) researchers are now exploring a new use of the technology focused on composite materials thanks to a new Innovative Launch, Automation, Novel Materials, Communications and Hypersonics (iLAuNCH) Trailblazer project.

Composites 105

Composites Aerospace Manufacturing Automation 105

Plastics Today

JULY 8, 2024

The Korean automaker collaborates with Bcomp to deploy flax fiber composites in Concept EV3 and Concept EV4 vehicles.

Composites 105

Composites 105

Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Image: iLAuNCH Trailblazer A new project will see iLAuNCH Trailblazer, its three of its partner universities, and green innovation company Change Climate / BYOXY, explore the manufacture of sustainable bio-epoxy resin and highly durable composites for aerospace applications.

Composites 97

Composites Aerospace Manufacturing 97

Design World

DECEMBER 6, 2023

ARRIS, an advanced manufacturer with a breakthrough technology enabling the highest-performing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites for mass-market products, is highlighting… The post ARRIS and Brooks Technology partner on performance running shoes appeared first on Design World.

Composites 130

Composites Advanced manufacturing Manufacturing 130

Design World

MARCH 9, 2023

A New Zealand builder of composite motor yachts has forward-ordered five bearing sets for its upcoming builds later this year. The company’s yachts range from 15 to 50 meters and the boat maker specializes in engineering excellence and quality finishes and interiors for its high-performance carbon-fiber racer-cruising yachts.

Composites 130

Composites 130

E&T

JUNE 16, 2023

The new energy-generating device was made by combining piezoelectric composites with carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP), a commonly used material that is both light and strong. This composition allows it to transform vibrations from the surrounding environment into electricity.

Composites 105

Composites Function Electronics 105

Plastics Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The design of the composite EV battery enclosure also consolidated a five-part assembly into two parts.

Composites 111

Composites 111

Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The collaboration will see Dassault Systèmes and MEMKO provide virtual twin workflows for composite components in Australia’s plan to embark on the manufacturing, and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft. The post Boosting Australia’s space manufacturing capabilities appeared first on Manufacturers' Monthly.

Composites 105

Composites Manufacturing Aerospace Value chain 105

Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Image: Matrix Composites and Engineering The winners of the 2024 Western Australian Export Awards have been announced in categories that include Advanced Technologies and Manufacturing and Advanced Materials.

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Composites Manufacturing 98