Technologies

During the Composites Europe, Roth Composite Machinery will introduce a new machine type 1-ECO designed for R&D in filament winding and small series production.

Additive manufacturing industry seems to stand on the verge of a boom in fiber-reinforced composite 3D printing. Start-ups and well-established companies are vying to find their niches and differentiate themselves from peers. End users namely manufacturers may find it challenging to sift through the vast variety of equipment and alike technologies which have flooded the market.

A new iPul pultrusion system processes various reinforcing fibers: basalt, carbon, aramid, and glass. Competence Day Pultrusion will be held at KraussMaffei factory in Munich on June 28, 2017, where they will present iPul pultrusion system. Live demonstration, specialist presentations on the process, networking will take part under the motto “More speed for pultrusion”. The distinctive feature of iPul pultrusion ...

PulPress technology newly developed by Evonik allows manufacturers to reduce expenses for moulding complex geometry composite components, meanwhile taking the technology from the high-end market to large-scale production.

Airlaying technology Lap Formair can manufacture nonwovens using natural fibers or even post-industrial and post-consumer waste materials. Nonwovens machinery manufacturer Cormatex will exhibit its new airlaying technology at Index 17 to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, in April.

On October, 19-26 in Dusseldorf, ENGEL showcased two technologies to manufacture lightweight and strong composite products in large-scale serial production. They include injection moulding technology to produce plastic components with walls that are just 0.6mm, and a combination of in-situ polymerisation and injection moulding in a single injection moulding machine.

Test equipment DRAPE TEST for evaluating composite woven and non-crimp fabrics as well as German standard DIN SPEC 8100 received another award. The project took part in the competition, which was held in the framework of the DIN forum “standards for the world of tomorrow”.

American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) prepared and published Guidelines and Recommended Practices for Fiber-Reinforced-Polymer (FRP) Architectural Products.

There are so many different factors that influence the selection of an appropriate resin. The main thing is to work with your resin supplier, whether it is a distributor or resin manufacturer, to select one that best suits your needs.

A boom in the use of composite materials is obviously a response to the increasing demand of modern technology and high-tech industries.