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Eurozone’s composite output eases in December amid improved supply

AU Manufacturing

Eurozone’s PMI Composite Output Index saw a significant increase for the second consecutive month, increasing from November’s 47.8 The average PMI for the December quarter indicates the sharpest economic contraction since 2013, excluding the results of the pandemic lockdown months. . to a four-month high of 48.8. .

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AM Produced Mandrels provide new opportunities for composite manufacturers

AU Manufacturing

Coinciding with the rapid growth in demand for products made from composite materials — which are inherently stronger, lighter, and more environmentally resistant than conventional materials — AM is today set to revolutionize composite production in the defence, aerospace, and additional industries.

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Celebrating a decade of additive manufacturing excellence

Manufacturer's Monthly

Markforged’s journey has been marked by groundbreaking innovations that have strengthened manufacturing resiliency, enabled industrial production at the point of need, and empowered manufacturers worldwide to create strong, accurate parts in both metal and advanced composites.

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AM Materials Chat: Elementum3D onsite at Incodema3D for AM Voices video podcast

Additive Manufacturing

Topics Include: • Rhenium material development (DARPA funded) update • Hypersonic – nickel alloys • Metal matrix composites – ODS materials • Heat exchanger applications • Elementum3D’s patented RAM (reactive additive manufacturing) technology • NASA to F1 racing and beyond. About Elementum3D.

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Sustainable materials in tire production include recycled rubber, rice husks and plastic bottles

Canadian Manufacturing

But in other areas – the composition of the rubber compound, for example – these changes are not so readily visible. A material known as “Conti-Reclaim” has been obtained as part of the truck tire retreading process at the company’s plant in Stöcken in Hanover since 2013.

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Caltech team achieve wireless energy transfer in space

E&T

The first one is known as DOLCE (Deployable on-Orbit ultraLight Composite Experiment). In 2013, Bren and his wife, Brigitte Bren, a Caltech trustee, agreed to make a donation to fund the project. "The In addition to MAPLE, SSPC consists of two other experiments, the results of which are expected in the coming months.

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Caltech launches solar power prototype into space

E&T

The first one is known as DOLCE (Deployable on-Orbit ultraLight Composite Experiment). In 2013, Bren and his wife, Brigitte Bren, a Caltech trustee, agreed to make a donation to fund the project. “For many years, I’ve dreamed about how space-based solar power could solve some of humanity’s most urgent challenges,” Bren said.