These models can be used either offline to provide the optimal process cycle, or online to provide optimal, real-time process control [3]. This is the target of the iREMO project (www.iremo.eu), an EC ...

Laser projection systems are key components in manual composite manufacturing to increase process efficiency and process reliability. In terms of Industry 4.0, they can also effectively support ...

The U.S. Army is evaluating a new manufacturing approach that could speed up missile ...

Researchers from IMDEA Materials Institute and the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) have developed an innovative digital twin that enables real-time analysis of composite materials manufacturing.

New process balances features to reduce tooling complexity, compresses timelines via concurrent part and tooling design, ...

The first all-composite brake pedals developed by Boge Rubber & Plastics Group using a bespoke production process meet or exceed the challenging performance specs required of metals at nearly half the ...

Airplane wings and wind turbine blades are typically created using bulk polymerization in composite manufacturing facilities. They are heated and cured in enormous autoclaves and heated molds as big ...

Conventional manufacturing processes for aluminum matrix composites (AMCs) involve complex procedures that require unique equipment and skills at each stage. This increases the process costs and ...

LYON, France—Composite materials specialist Saint-Gobain and engineering service provider Roctool have joined forces to offer a swifter curing process that, combined with 3D textile forms, is designed ...

This paper presents a novel approach to utilizing agricultural waste. It compares three different applications for cotton stalks: fabrication of wood composites, bioethanol production, and biogas ...

Widespread in aerospace, laminated fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites are also increasingly used in other sectors, including the automotive industry. The identification of optimal cutting ...

UAVOS has launched a new composite manufacturing facility to produce composite parts for structural unmanned aircraft sub-assemblies. The facility is able to produce composite structural components ...