RTM
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Brazilian manufacturer of equipment for molding composites obtained a safety certification on RTM-machine
Fibermaq became the first company in its segment to be certified by NR12 regulatory standard – Brazilian counterpart of the European Machinery Directive.
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Delamination Study in Edge Trimming of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Plastics (BFRP)
This paper presents an end milling study of BFRP fabricated by resin transfer molding (RTM), to evaluate delamination types at the top layer of the machined edge with different cutting conditions (cutting speed, feed rate and depth of cut) and fiber volume fraction (40% and 60%).
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Basalt fiber in laminated composites: from theory to practice
In the context of modern requirements to structural materials, laminated composites attract much attention from professionals working in almost all industries. Laminates have a sandwich structure with separate layers bound in a monolith by a matrix material.
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Arevo, 3D composite printing startup, raises $12.5 million to fuel technology commercialization
Hemant Bheda said in the comment to Basalt Today: Our technology is agnostic to type of fibers. It is possible for us to use Glass, Kevlar, Basalt etc. fibers in conjunction with Thermoplastic matrix. Our technology also allows multi-material construction. For example, we can make part made with Carbon Fibers…
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Legendary Time Sport International uses basalt fiber for mountain bikes
Replacing part of carbon with basalt fiber in Alpe d’Huez, the company introduced a more affordable version of their mountain bike model.
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Mechanical behavior of basalt fibers in a basalt-UP composite
This paper studies the mechanical properties of a Basalt Fiber composite in an Unsaturated Polyester matrix produced by Resin Transfer Molding (RTM), with the composites subjected to tensile, compression, shear and flexural tests.
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Henkel opened Composite Test Center in Asia
New Composite Test Center was opened to meet demand of automotive OEMs which express a lively interest in applying composite materials in their products.
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Comparison of Basalt, Glass, and Carbon Fiber Composites using the High Pressure Resin Transfer Molding Process
Mafic basalt fabric was molded in HP RTM system with epoxy and its properties were compared to composites with glass and carbon fiber.
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Vessels produced from entirely Russian composite material to appear in 2017
In 2016, Sredne-Nevsky shipyard plans to completely replace import composite materials with domestic ones in order to manufacture the composite hulls using vacuum infusion technique. Transition to the Russian producers’ materials is carried out in the framework of the import substitution program and consists of several stages.
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The press for manufacture large size composite products has been developed in Britain
British company Creative Composites has developed a powerful compression unit for compression moulding of polymer composites. The press generates 1,500T of moulding pressure and is capable of processing tools up to 3 metres by 2 metres in size.
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