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A Biological Approach to Metalworking Based on Chitinous Colloids and Composites
05/09/2024 -
Abstract Biological systems evolve with minimum metabolic costs and use common components, and they represent guideposts toward a paradigm of…Full text:
Model 437 Vanguard conducts first flight: the newest Scaled Composites Experimental Aircraft
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The Model 437 began as a conceptual design, based on the Model 401, exploring a multi-mission low-cost attritable aircraft. The Model 437 Vanguard is a crewed variant of the original concept...
AZL Aachen GmbH announces new joint partner project on rotor sleeves for electric motors
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The nine-month project will investigate current and future applications for electric motors, their requirements for armouring sleeves and provide technological insights. Companies interested in...
Low-dielectric quartz fiber prepreg from Teijin Group’s Renegade Materials Corp. is first to achieve NCAMP certification
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The high-performance, low-dielectric prepreg, made by impregnating woven quartz fabric with epoxy resin, is used for aircraft radar domes (radomes).NCAMP is a private certification...
Weiler announces expansion of cutting, grinding and combination wheels
29/08/2024 -
Markforged has introduced the FX10 Metal Kit, a new print engine that enhances its FX10 3D printer with metal printing capabilities. This development marks the FX10 as the world's first industrial 3D...
Velocity Composites achieves global industry certification in the US
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The Nadcap accreditation – the globally recognised National Aerospace and Defence Contractors’ Accreditation Programme – is an endorsement that Velocity’s robust processes and high...
Ceresana: el mercado europeo de tuberías de plástico prospera bajo presión
03/09/2024 -
Los tubos de plástico reforzados con fibra de vidrio, ya sean de fundición centrífuga, bobinados o extruidos, son especialmente robustos, resistentes al calor y duraderos....
The developer of the carbon flat for wind blades
30/08/2024 -
Dr. John Hartley, from Exel Composites and developer of the ‘carbon flat’ spar cap for turbine blades by pultrusion, explains his role in developing wind energy technology to reduce human...
World’s first dual-capability industrial 3D printer for metal and composite printing
27/08/2024 -
Metrology expert Automated Precision has launched two new 3D scanners: the I-Scan-Magic Composite 3D Scanner and the I-Scan-Lite 3D Blue Laser Line Scanner. These innovative devices offer advanced...
Matrix Composites to show the LYB QUANTUM-ESC® carbon SMC product at ICS’24
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MATRIX have been a supplier to the UK composites industry since 1997, and are well known for stocking Sicomin epoxies, Armacell PET and Hexcel reinforcements. Taking on a pre-impregnated product...
New GTL breakthrough composite tubing achieves liquid hydrogen flow in two seconds
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“We first had strong results with our tank technology and now we have tubes that demonstrate fast fill and refill capabilities. The ultralight weight BHL technology being used/validated in...
Jamco America partners with Airtech for 3DP tool recycling
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The partnership enables faster production of finished goods with reduced risk and cost and a lower total carbon footprint. By embracing sustainable products and practices, Jamco and Airtech are...
ÉireComposites signs contract with a subsidiary of AVIC
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“The company has extensive experience producing parts for flight and has refined its processes over the years to become an attractive partner for aerospace customers“,...
The Olympic and Paralympic Games or the climax of the influence of materials on performance
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The most emblematic and best-known example is undoubtedly that of pole-vaulting. In the space of one hundred and fifty years, the pole vault world record has gone from 3.15 m to 6.24 m! We must...
Swiss composites specialist slips into the red / Plant in Denmark to be shuttered
21/08/2024 -
Swiss composites specialist slips into the red / Plant in Denmark to be shutteredBy Plasteurope.com staffCEO Mitja Schulz (l.) and chairman of the supervisory board Philippe Royer (Photo: Gurit)In...
Tongji University develops 3D printed drone made from continuous carbon fibre composites
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“Tongfei n°1” uses a canard-type swept-back wing layout with a wingspan of 2.1 metres and a take-off weight of only 1,400 grams. This not only shows the application potential of...
MVP partners with LestaUSA to bring unique robotic solutions to the composites industry
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In the evolving landscape of composite manufacturing, traditional robotic technology has presented challenges, often requiring complex programming, specialized software, and substantial...
First-ever recyclable composite frame for advanced bikes
12/08/2024 -
Image analyses to detect defects in injection-moulded plastic parts used to be expensive and time-consuming. Cologne researchers want to change this using machine learning (ML) ...
