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Loop Technology robotic machining system works with harder materials

The RoboMach HA is a high-accuracy robotic machining system that can work with a range of materials, including cured composites. 

Katie Leesemann
Editorial Assistant, Gardner Business Media

Loop Technology robotic machining system works with harder materials
C.R. Onsrud breaks ground for machine shop expansion
Machining/Drilling

C.R. Onsrud breaks ground for machine shop expansion

Multi-phase expansion includes 9,900-square-foot addition to facility and purchase of new equipment to better serve aerospace, marine, composites and other industries.  

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Testing

Five composites trends to watch

Attending North America’s largest manufacturing trade event? Check out exhibits and conference presentations geared toward topics like post-processing, additive manufacturing, automation and more.
#automation

Aerospace

German UniFix project develops mobile holding fixture to enhance production efficiency of large CFRP structures

Fraunhofer IFAM and Airbus Operations in Stade demonstrate reduced manual handling and non-productive time in flow-oriented manufacturing of vertical tail plane.
#wingoftomorrow #space #composites4-0

Design/Simulation

Plant tour: Bucci Composites, Faenza, Italy

A stalwart in Italy’s “Motor Valley” opens its doors for a discussion and exploration of the company’s history in composites manufacturing for high-performance cars and other applications.
#planttour

Machining update: One-shot dry drilling of stacked materials

Tool design innovations tighten tolerances and cut costs for those who drill composite-metal assemblies.
#boeing #787 #wingoftomorrow

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Joby Aviation plant tour, eVTOL fuselage assembly with technicians
Urban Air Mobility |

Plant tour: Joby Aviation, Marina, Calif., U.S.

As the advanced air mobility market begins to take shape, market leader Joby Aviation works to industrialize composites manufacturing for its first-generation, composites-intensive, all-electric air taxi.
#planttour #wingoftomorrow #space

Jeff Sloan Editor-in-Chief, CompositesWorld

Videos / Podcasts

CMS debuts hybrid LFAM/milling machine
Molds/Tools

CMS debuts hybrid LFAM/milling machine

The machining specialist has developed the first iteration of Kreator, a large-format, thermoplastic composite 3D printer and five-axis milling machine for tooling and jigs.
#discontinuousfiber #autoclave #trends

nebumind software for digital product twin and analysis from manufacturing data
Machining/Drilling

Using sensor data to improve composite parts and processes

nebumind software builds digital twins from manufacturing data to trace defects, compare manufactured parts, qualify processes, develop tolerance windows for process monitoring and more.
#composites4-0

Composites 4.0: digital assistants, edge computing and the future of smart factories
Cutting/Kitting

Composites 4.0: digital assistants, edge computing and the future of smart factories

Plataine reviews developments and discusses where composites manufacturing is headed.
#automation #workforcedevelopment #windblades

CFAM Printer by CEAD prints large composite parts with continuous fiber
Carbon Fibers

Industrialized continuous fiber composite printing in Delft

CEAD offers large builds with speed, precision, low-cost extrusion and continuous fiber.
#paek #trends #wingoftomorrow

moi composites has patented its continuous fiber manufacturing (CFM) technology
Construction

Continuous Fiber Manufacturing (CFM) with moi composites

Continuous fiber 3D printing using epoxy, vinylester and acrylic with continuous glass, carbon, basalt and other fibers, including deposition along nonlinear curves, is only the beginning.
#wingoftomorrow #space #sustainability

Fill Gesellschaft develops automation for composites production
Automotive

Automated Preforming, Part 7: Fill Gesellschaft

Fill automates preforming for 1-min cycle time overmolded thermoplastic automotive parts but supplies automation throughout aero- and autocomposites process chains.
#autoclave #boeing #a350

Highlights from AeroDef 2018 aerospace defense manufacturing conference
Molds/Tools

Composites at AeroDef 2018

Highlights from the Aerospace Defense Manufacturing Conference – AeroDef 2018 include new technologies for tooling, drilling/machining and inspection of advanced composites.
#peek #adhesives #workforcedevelopment

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CR Onsrud E-Series Enclosed
Machining/Drilling |

Top 10 Considerations When Buying a CNC Machine for Composites

Sponsored Content

For a CNC machine to continue to meet or exceed a company’s needs, it must be built and spec’d with these needs in mind.
#customcontent #composites-basics

GE, LM, NREL complete successful automated blade finishing trials
Machining/Drilling

GE, LM, NREL complete successful automated blade finishing trials

Pilot project started in 2020 leverages knowledge of advanced composites processing together with sensing, robotics and automation for low-cost solutions to boost throughput by 30%.
#windblades #automation

University of Bristol, NCC develop novel composite materials to assess performance in space
Aerospace

University of Bristol, NCC develop novel composite materials to assess performance in space

In-house developed matrices reinforced with carbon fiber will spend six months attached to the ISS to better understand and improve their functionality in extreme space conditions.
#wingoftomorrow #space #cyanateester

CEAD and Belotti make large-scale additive composites manufacturing accessible for industry
Aerospace

CEAD and Belotti make large-scale additive composites manufacturing accessible for industry

Strategic partnership combines expertise of additive and subtractive manufacturing into single hybrid solution: BEAD.
#trends #wingoftomorrow #space

Urban Air Mobility

Northrop Grumman contributes key composite structures for ULA Delta IV rocket launch

Eleven composite structure such as composite thermal shields, interstage, payload, propellant tanks, produced via hand layup, machining and inspection techniques supported the successful launch.
#aeroengines #wingoftomorrow #space

Thermoplastics

Fraunhofer IPT automates production of thermoplastic CFRP engine fan blades

Successful first demonstrations on 16-mm-thick CF/PA12 to be followed by CF/PEEK tapes and embedded sensors for structural health monitoring (SHM).
#wingoftomorrow #space #aeroengines

Aerospace

Fraunhofer IFAM automates pre-assembly of CFRP fuselage frames

Positioning and drilling end effector for automated, high-precision and quality-assured pre-assembly developed with Airbus in German-funded “Tempo” sub-project.
#automation #wingoftomorrow #space

Machining/Drilling |

Laboratory for Intelligent Lightweight Production at CTC Stade advances digital solutions for industrial composites

Four-year, 12-million-euro LaiLa project with Helmut Schmidt University combines R&D with industry collaboration to solve real production pain points, validate solutions in digital lab/model factory at CTC and transfer knowledge to supply chain including customized training.
#sensors #workforcedevelopment #trends

Ginger Gardiner Senior Technical Editor, CompositesWorld

NEW PRODUCTS: MACHINING/DRILLING

CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: Autonational
Machining/Drilling

CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: Autonational

Autonational highlights its capabilities in automated filament winding and CNC machining, including a recent case study from a utility vehicle manufacturer.
#camx

CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: Europe Technologies
Cutting/Kitting

CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: Europe Technologies

Europe Technologies highlights its robotic finishing cells and ultrasonic cutting solutions.
#automation #camx

Leuco PCD cutting tools enable high surface quality with long tool life
Cutting/Kitting

Leuco PCD cutting tools enable high surface quality with long tool life

Leuco’s pure diamond milling, drilling and cutting tools achieve surface and durability requirements for CFRP automotive and aerospace components.

CMS debuts hybrid LFAM/milling machine
Additive Manufacturing

CMS debuts hybrid LFAM/milling machine

The machining specialist has developed the first iteration of Kreator, a large-format, thermoplastic composite 3D printer and five-axis milling machine for tooling and jigs.
#discontinuousfiber #autoclave #trends

Oerlikon Balzers launches new line of diamond coatings
Machining/Drilling

Oerlikon Balzers launches new line of diamond coatings

Oerlikon Balzers has introduced its new Baldia portfolio of diamond coatings machining and drilling highly abrasive materials.

CAMX 2020 exhibit preview: Fibreworks and Composite Factory
Machining/Drilling

CAMX 2020 exhibit preview: Fibreworks and Composite Factory

Fibreworks Composites and sister company Composite Factory highlight their capabilities for building complex composite structures.

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