SGL Carbon evaluates carbon fibers business strategy

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

After significant losses in 2023, SGL Carbon reviews all options for its Carbon Fibers Business Unit including a partial or complete divestment.
#economics

Pro-Set named official materials supplier for New York Yacht Club American Magic

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Competitive sailing team prepares for the 37th America’s Cup beginning in August 2024 with adhesives, resins and laminate testing services for its AC75 monohull construction.

Belzona UK opens dedicated maintenance, repair training facility

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

New Wales facility offers a fully equipped training and application area for Belzona products, to eventually accommodate hands-on training for SuperWrap II composite materials.

Magnetic Mold Clamping Amplifies Quick Mold Changes 

| MoldMaking Technology

NPE2024: Stäubli highlights its adaptable QMC123 technology, which is capable of calculating the clamping force for each mold beforehand, in addition to ensuring worker safety.

Magnetic Mold Clamping Amplifies Quick Mold Changes 

| Plastics Technology

NPE2024: Stäubli highlights its adaptable QMC123 technology, which is capable of calculating the clamping force for each mold beforehand, in addition to ensuring worker safety.

JEC World 2024 exhibitor previews

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Prepare for JEC World 2024 in March with this succinct and useful list of some of the exhibitors that will be present on the show floor.

Visual Search Application Instantly Locates Data Needs

| MoldMaking Technology

VizSeek visual search technology enables users to avoid spending hours hunting through databases to locate drawings, or duplicate already-existing work when quoting or manufacturing injection molds.

Rock West Composites support moon lander mission

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 Nova-C lunar lander features multiple configurations of struts manufactured by Rock West Composites. 

SUSPENS project shares one-year progress, next steps

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

European project dedicated its first year to sustainable materials development and prototype manufacture, looks to validating performance.

Australian R&D project harnesses wave energy for USV underwater rudders

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The ACM CRC, with Ocius Technology and the University of New South Wales, collaborate to bring bio-inspired FRP “flippers” tailored to achieve optimal propulsion for all weather conditions.

Advanced towpreg makes debut on IMOCA hydrofoil boat

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

JEC World 2024: Avel Robotics’ IMOCA hydrofoil, fresh off the water, is being highlighted at Toray Carbon Fiber Europe’s booth, showcasing a successful collaboration in using towpreg and AFP for efficient race boat development.

Radome concept highlights composite aerostructures expertise

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

JEC World 2024: Airbus Atlantic is displaying a carbon and quartz fiber radome, in addition to touching on its capabilities in design, development of aerospace structures, parts and equipment.

Get the Most Out of NPE2024 With Map Your Show

| Plastics Technology

NPE2024 has partnered with Map Your Show to make it easy for you to plan your week.

Comprehensive group portfolio targets holistic engineering, tooling and epoxy resins

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

JEC World 2024: The RAMPF Group is bringing together three of its divisions — RAMPF Composite Solutions, RAMPF Tooling Solutions, and RAMPF Group Inc. — delivering a variety of materials and services to the composites industry.

Walter Surface Technologies Hires Safety Sales Director

Lori Beckman | Products Finishing

In this role, Jean-Marie Maayoufi will lead Allegro’s safety specialists in North America toward growth.

Koyo Machinery Merges With JTEKT Machinery

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

This merger formally integrates Koyo into JTEKT Machinery’s operational infrastructure, which expands their capacity for customer service and support.

Diving Deeper: More Insights From a Rising Female Moldmaking Professional

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

You wanted more of Jane's story as a woman in moldmaking, so I went back to dig a little deeper with this 23-year-old mold designer and project manager at Accede Mold and Tool.
#workforcedevelopment

Choosing Paint for Fast-Paced, Extra Slip, High Temp Applications

| Products Finishing

Many industrial applications require coatings that not only offer corrosion resistance and aesthetics, but provide additional attributes such as heat resistance and quick drying properties. This helpful clinic offers a few examples. 

HP, Materialise Integrate Technologies to Optimize AM Manufacturing Workflow

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Working in combination with the Materialise CO-AM Software Platform, manufacturers can now link HP’s Multi Jet Fusion and Metal Jet technology to their existing production systems to optimize the additive manufacturing workflow from order entry to delivery.

In the Zone: Materials Science

| Plastics Technology

The Materials Science Zone at NPE 2024 is the place to discover new innovations in materials science and regulatory compliance.
#regulations

CRP Technology’s Windform SL Is Lightweight, Rigid Composite for SLS, LPBF

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Windform SL is well suited for the the production of sophisticated, efficient components across various fields, from aerospace to automotive, ensuring light weight without the need to reduce thickness.

6 Variations That Kill Productivity

Mike Lynch | Modern Machine Shop

The act of qualifying CNC programs is largely related to eliminating variations, which can be a daunting task when you consider how many things can change from one time a job is run to the next.