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National Science Foundation awards Michael Bartlett $590,600 to study soft composite manufacturing

Robotics Automation News

These functional composites are deformable robust materials that could be used to make robots and electronics that […] Features Science award bartlett career composite composites electronics faculty manufacturing materials methods processing properties robotics soft team young

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Kickstart: Dollars for composites

Plastics News

The federal CHIPS and Science Act specifically calls for investments in composites and advanced materials

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UIUC engineers bring composite additive manufacturing tech to campus

AU Manufacturing

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has added a new additive manufacturing machine by Continuous Composites to its campus in an effort to print large and lightweight structural composites like those used in aerospace structures.

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Latest, Greatest Innovations in Composites Technology

Plastics Today

The winners of the JEC Composites Innovation Awards take materials to new heights in aviation, automotive, and other applications

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Rockwood Composites Announces Quadrupling of Capacity

MEM

Rockwood Composites, the composites components manufacturer, has announced it will quadruple its capacity in the next five years. You can find out more about Rockwood Composites by talking to the team at stand V120 at the show and for background visit www.rockwoodcomposites.com.

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Trelleborg launches low friction lightweight thermoplastic composite bearing

Design World

The post Trelleborg launches low friction lightweight thermoplastic composite bearing appeared first on Design World.

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Kickstart: Dollars for composites

Plastics News

The federal CHIPS and Science Act specifically calls for investments in composites and advanced materials

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Forging the future of advanced composites

Manufacturer's Monthly

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. SARGO is a lightweight composite structure. I started to see a gap in all things composites and training.

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Eurozone Composite PMI confirmed at 50.3 in January

AU Manufacturing

The S&P Global Eurozone Composite PMI stood at 50.3 The latest Global Eurozone Composite PMI reading pointed to stronger employment growth coinciding with higher levels of company activity as the labour market in the area continued to show remarkable resilience.

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Saint-Gobain Films & Fabrics rebranding as Saint-Gobain Composite Solutions

Design World

Saint-Gobain Films & Fabrics, a producer of high-performance, technology-driven materials, is rebranding as Saint-Gobain Composite Solutions to better position the business for changes in the marketplace and to more closely align with its core values.

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Covestro to Discontinue Composites Business

Plastics Today

The engineering plastics provider is shifting focus to core products and will shutter the Markt Bibart site in Germany by year-end

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Novel Radar Technique Robotically Monitors Composite Blade Manufacturing Process

Metrology

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Arcitell's composite Qora Cladding goes to market

Plastics News

The exterior composite accent panels mimic the look of stacked stone but cost less and install with simple carpentry skills

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New business index drags down US PMI Composite Output in December

AU Manufacturing

The Flash US PMI Composite Output Index reported a 44.6 The post New business index drags down US PMI Composite Output in December appeared first on Australian Manufacturing.

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EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub to Attend International Composites Summit 2022

MEM

The EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub will be attending the International Composites Summit (ICS) in London on 21-22 September 2022 and will be located at Pod 30. . The Hub aims to underpin the growth potential of the composites industry. Composites / Plastics

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Consortium Explores Use of Hemp, Flax in Structural Composites

Plastics Today

Interdisciplinary research team seeks to develop thermoformable thermoplastic composites using renewable bast fibers as reinforcement

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Velocity Composites Launches Digital Manufacturing Cell

MEM

Leading aerospace supplier Velocity Composites has launched a new digital manufacturing cell designed to help improve traceability and efficiency for customers. Matthew Fisher, Product and Process Manager at Velocity Composites, said: “We aim to be at the forefront of Industry 4.0

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How the labor shortage is killing aerospace composites manufacturing

Plataine

The post How the labor shortage is killing aerospace composites manufacturing appeared first on Plataine. With a rising skills gap and an emphasis on attending university over learning a trade, the manufacturing labor shortage is not a new problem.

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Atlas Composite Technologies receives seven-figure investment boost

MEM

A specialist manufacturing company, Atlas Composite Technologies, has received a seven-figure investment boost to fuel its growth plans. The post Atlas Composite Technologies receives seven-figure investment boost appeared first on Manufacturing & Engineering. Composites / Plastic

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Vixen Composites opens larger facility in Indiana

Plastics News

Vixen Composites has moved into a new, larger facility in Elkhart, Ind

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Elka Suspension to display composite spring prototype at King of the Hammers 2023

Canadian Manufacturing

Elka Composite Spring Prototype (Photo: CNW Group/Elka Suspension Inc.) Composite springs can be up to 30 per cent lighter than comparable metal springs with the same rate. The composite ability to store energy per unit mass is higher than what can be obtained from steel.

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Plataine Unveils New Capabilities to Help Aerospace Composite Manufacturers Achieve Increased Production Rates

Plataine

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

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Researchers Turn Asphaltene into Graphene for Composites

Plastics Today

“Flashed” byproduct of crude oil could bolster materials, polymer inks

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Bacteria-Based Bioink 3D Prints Bone-Like Composites

Plastics Today

A novel bioink can be used in standard printing processes and has potential for application in biomedicine and marine biology

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HydroGraph Inc. appoints Director of Business Development for Resins and Composites

Canadian Manufacturing

has named Randall Zajac as Director of Business Development for Resins and Composites. “We In this role, Zajac will focus on the demand for resins and composites. Randall Zajac / Photo: HydroGraph Inc. VANCOUVER – HydroGraph Clean Power Inc.

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Hypetex Captures Funding for Its Colored Carbon-Fiber Composite

Plastics Today

The company has developed a sustainable, water-based, low-energy process for coloring carbon-fiber composite materials, eliminating the need for painting

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Composite Manufacturing: Massivit 3D Launches Massivit 10000-G

Additive Manufacturing

The Massivit 10000-G offers the full range of composite manufacturing applications available on the Massivit 10000 plus a new feature providing access to Massivit 3D’s set of Dimengel photopolymer.

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Webinar: Digitizing and Automating Composites Production

Plataine

The post Webinar: Digitizing and Automating Composites Production appeared first on Plataine. During this webinar, brought to you by Virtek and Plataine, we will discuss which concrete steps Wind Blade Manufactures can take to turn their operations into a smart connected factory.

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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 decline in Europe’s output was broad-based but only France saw a deepening downturn, with its composite PMI slipping from 48.7

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How to Reduce Composite Material Waste: Steps to Overcome This Industry Challenge

Plataine

Composite materials are increasingly popular in various industries, including aerospace and construction, due to their durability, strength, and lightweight properties. However, their use also generates composite waste materials, which pose a challenge in terms of waste disposal.

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Toyota Tundra Composite Seatback Design Wins Altair Enlighten Award

Plastics Today

A team effort by BASF, Flex-N-Gate, L&L Products, and Toyota reduced part count in the Toyota Tundra seatback from 60 stamped and welded parts to just four composite components

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Lehvoss Pedals Bio-based Composites for Bike Frames

Plastics Today

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

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Breakthroughs in Composites and Advanced Material Sustainment 

NCMS

The post Breakthroughs in Composites and Advanced Material Sustainment appeared first on National Center for Manufacturing Sciences NCMS Technology Briefs highlight NCMS’s cultivation and growth of innovative technologies.

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Composites-Ready 3D Printers Produce High-Strength Parts

Modern Machine Shop

The printers are said to offer high stiffness and strength materials in a hardened machine ready for composite material printing. Photo Credit: Stratasys.

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Kickstart: Would a Corvette SUV still be composite?

Plastics News

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

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TN Composites to expand Tennessee factory

The Fabricator

Ebbtide Holdings LLC, doing business as TN Composites, has announced plans to invest $23.1 million in its boat manufacturing facility in White Bluff, Tenn

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Machina Labs Awarded U.S. Air Force Contract for Robotic Composites Manufacturing

Manufacturing Tomorrow

Initiative Designed to Advance Metal Tooling for High-Rate Production of Composites

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Metal AM Advances in Composite Tooling

Mold Making Technology

The additive tooling matched identical carbon fiber-reinforced composite tooling in terms of dimensional control, vacuum integrity and true position hole location, while providing improved durability.

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Asphaltene turned into graphene for composites

Control Engineering

Researchers at Rice University are pursuing the “sustainable valorization” of asphaltene by turning it into graphene useful for composite materials. Saadi, who works with Rahman and Ajayan, mixed the graphene into composites, and then into polymer inks bound for 3D printers. “We’ve

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Saperatec Demos Deconstruction and Recycling Technology for Composite Packaging

Plastics Today

The company is building its first recycling plant for composite packaging made of plastic, aluminum, and paper in Germany

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Wiring clips from ocean plastic, composite wheels honored with Altair lightweighting awards

Plastics News

Wiring harness clips made of 100 percent ocean plastic used in the Ford Bronco Sport models won an Altair Enlighten Award, while a composite wheel system from Lacks Enterprises takes runner-up position

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All-composite leaf spring takes top SPE Automotive Innovation award

Plastics News

s 2022 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra reduces mass by up to 75 percent vs. an all-steel spring and up to 58 percent for a hybrid steel and composite part The leaf spring on General Motors Co.'s

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Solvay and Airborne Receive Funding for Composite Alternative to Metal Battery Enclosures

Plastics Today

Collaborative project targets maximizing the energy capacity of lightweight, compact next-generation battery packs for e-mobility