Laboratorio en línea de Collin

Plastimagen: Collin Lab (stand 1443) destacará el gabinete en línea multi-inspection, un módulo de laboratorio en línea modular diseñado para colocarse a la salida de los extrusores.

Propuesta modular para la inyección de dos componentes

Plastimagen: Dr. Boy (stand 1344) presentará sus soluciones para la inyección de dos o más componentes.  

CompPair’s healable composite materials make a splash on Gunboat catamaran

HealTech panels, to be showcased on a Gunboat 68 later this month, can be repaired in two minutes without impact paintwork, reducing repair time by 99%.

Keyland Polymer, polySpectra combine photopolymers, powder coatings to advance 3D printing

UVMax powder coatings provide a spectrum of surface color and texture possibilities, while COR Alpha photopolymers have been refined for durability.

Reactivated Israel Aerospace Industries production line resumes F-16 wing deliveries

With the 1980s assembly line fully reopened and refurbished, IAI continues production of the military aircraft’s wings and composite vertical fin.

People in Composites: February 2022

New hires, appointments and personnel promotions have been announced by Teijin Ltd., Vectorply, Engel North America, Wisk, Trelleborg, Lockheed Martin, Thermwood, Archer and more.

Pratt & Whitney selected for hydrogen propulsion research project

The Hydrogen Steam Injected, Inter-Cooled Turbine Engine (HySIITE) project will use liquid hydrogen combustion and water vapor recovery to achieve zero in-flight CO2 emissions.

Series A funding expands production for Lingrove’s Ekoa natural fiber materials

Carbon-negative Ekoa composite, a substitution for wood and plastics in furniture, interiors and automotive applications, will be scaled up to deliver to far-reaching global customers.

Machine Safety Shields Illuminate Working Fields

Flexbar Machine Corp.’s Visorguard-LED strip lighting is integrated as part of the safety shield to provide 6,000 kilowatts of natural white light with a 170-degree beam angle.
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Unitech Composites to manufacture composite Wing Lockers for Raisbeck Engineering

The Idaho-based supplier is using this $10 million award to optimize production of large, complex, hand layup assemblies for the King Air utility aircraft family.

Teijin to partner with Fuji Design in carbon fiber recycling

New business structure will incorporate Fuji Design’s proprietary, low environmental impact “precision pyrolysis” technology to produce high-quality carbon fiber from used CFRP for commercialization.

ThermHex acknowledged as a TOP 100 innovator in Germany

Out of 436 participants, the honeycomb core specialist has been honored for its excellence in driving forward production process innovation.

Ditch Your Dad's Gauges: Fiber Optics for Bondline, Cure and Performance Sensing

Metalsa producirá 270,000 unidades de chasis para Toyota

Metalsa invertirá 170 millones de dólares para la construcción de una planta en Guanajuato con el objetivo de proveer chasises para el modelo Tacoma de Toyota en Guanajuato y Baja California.

Walter CBN Grade Insert for Interrupted Cuts, Hard Materials

Line of Walter CBN grade WBH30 inserts was developed specifically for hard turning, handling interrupted cuts in difficult materials.

Thermoforming Equipment Supplier Expands Virtual Services

  Illig has expanded its customer service program with augmented reality devices and software solutions.

CAD/CAM Software Offers Enhanced Functionality

The latest enhancements are designed to give users increased convenience and faster programming tools for toolpath optimization, tool management, virtual machining, additive manufacturing, EDM, mill-turn and more.

Does Manufacturing Need Additive?

If a subtractive manufacturing operation is going smoothly, AM need not replace it. So what is AM good for, and why do we need it in the first place?

Plant tour: Victrex Composites Solutions, Bristol, Rhode Island, U.S.

De-risking thermoplastic composites at industrial scale via hybrid overmolding.

Los Alamos National Laboratory Unveils Renovated Finishing Facility

New, state-of-the-art finishing shop enables unique mission work.

Finishing Activity Bounces Back in New Year

Index Posts 3-Point Turn Around After Weak Close to 2021
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Coalición de Economía Circular de América Latina y el Caribe lanza su visión para la región

La visión tiene el objetivo de inspirar a los gobiernos, organizaciones e iniciativas regionales hacia un objetivo común de desarrollo económico sostenible basado en la circularidad.