Monthly Archives: January 2018

‘Origami-inspired Robot Combines Micrometer Precision With Speed’

Harvard Gazette January 22, 2018

By integrating their microfabrication technique with high-performance composite materials that can incorporate flexural joints and bending actuators the milliDelta can operate with high speed force and micrometer precision which together make it compatible with a range of micromanipulation tasks in ...

‘UK Researcher Unveils World's First Automotive Graphene …’

Composites Manufacturing Magazine January 22, 2018

8220The results we discovered in the first stages are significant we achieved a lot more than we ever anticipated8221 said Elmarakbi. 8220The material is very light and very strong and the impact testing we did showed a 40 percent higher specific energy absorption than in traditional composite materials. It39s also more ...

‘New 3D Printing Technique Yields High-Performance Composites’

Builder Magazine 1January 22, 2018

The materials produced by the method which they call quotrotational 3D printingquot are optimized for strength stiffness and damage tolerance. The researchers use the technique to program fiber orientation within epoxy composites in specified locations and given the modular nature of their ink designs many ...

‘More Notebook Chassis To Adopt Composite Materials In 2018’

Digitimes January 22, 2018

Global notebook vendors will be keen to use composite materials such as carbon fiber and fiberglass to make the chassis for their 2018 devices seeking to better address demand for slim notebooks and environmental concerns in the China market according to the industry sources. The trend willl be ...

‘Carbon-Carbon Composite Materials Market Analysis 2018 To 2022’

Market News Access January 19, 2018

Global Carbon-Carbon Composite Materials Market Research Report 2018-2022 provides an in-depth analysis of the Europe North America China Japan amp Korea appraisal market by value by volume by segments by number of AMCs appraiser39s tenure etc. The report also gives an insight of the ...

‘Centre Of Excellence Mooted For Work On Composites’

The Hindu 1January 19, 2018

Defence Minister39s Scientific Advisor and DRDO Director General G. Satheesh Reddy on Friday mooted a centre of excellence for undertaking work on futuristic technologies in the area of composite materials. The facility should be established through a public private partnership approach he suggested.

‘Mold Can Infiltrate & Weaken Bio-composite Materials’

Plastics Technology (blog) January 19, 2018

Both materials are plentiful in Canada and can be mixed with other materials8212including a range of thermoplastics8212to create cheaper recyclable and effective composite material products that are used by a wide range of industries including transportation. 8220Canada has a lot of biomass that can be used to ...

‘Structural Composite Materials Industry Global Production,Growth …’

Industry Today (press release) 2January 18, 2018

Com adds 8220Structural Composite Materials Industry Global ProductionGrowthShareDemand and Applications Forecast to 20258221 Research to its Database. ... In this report the global Structural Composite Materials market is valued at USD XX million in 2017 and is expected to reach USD XX million by the ...

‘Harvard Solves Nature's Composite Materials Puzzle With Rotational …’

3D Printing Industry January 16, 2018

By precisely choreographing the speed and rotation of the nozzle the team are able to effectively program fiber arrangement and content to give varying material stiffness throughout a part. 8220One of the exciting things about this work8221 explains co-author Jordan Raney 8220is that it offers a new avenue to ...

‘5 Key Benchmarks For Effective Window Material Evaluation’

Builder Magazine January 17, 2018

Just sorting through window material options from those window makers can be a challenge. For starters there are vinyl vinyl composites and more recently fiberglass composite window materials. To underscore the growth the indispensable bible for construction estimators the 2018 MasterFormat now includes an ...

‘Multifaceted Design Of The Mantis Shrimp Club Is Inspiring Advanced …’

Phys.Org January 17, 2018

Kisailus who is the Winston Chung Endowed Professor in Energy Innovation in UCR39s Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering has been studying smashers39 clubs as inspiration for the development of next-generation composite materials. His work is funded by an Air Force Office of Scientific ...

‘Global Wind Turbine Composite Materials Market: Key Vendors …’

Carelton Free Press January 16, 2018

Questale published a new industry research that focuses on Global Wind Turbine Composite Materials market and delivers in-depth market analysis and future prospects of Global Wind Turbine Composite Materials market. The study covers significant data which makes the research document a handy ...

‘Researchers Develop New Rotational 3D Printing Method’

3DPrint.com January 16, 2018

8220Biological composite materials often have remarkable mechanical properties high stiffness and strength per unit weight and high toughness. One of the outstanding challenges of designing engineering materials inspired by biological composites is control of fiber orientation at small length scales and at ...

‘Trelleborg Acquires Composite Components Producer Automated …’

RubberNews.com 1January 16, 2018

The executive added that aerospace manufacturers have a continuous objective to improve aircraft fuel consumption and flight hours making composite materials a good fit because of their strength stiffness-to-density ratios and strong physical properties. The hydro and marine industries are demanding ...

‘Medical Composite Materials Market 2018 | Global Survey And …’

The Public Journal January 15, 2018

Global Medical Composite Materials Market Analysis Report studies latest Medical Composite Materials industry trends development aspects market gains and Medical Composite Materials industry scenario during the forecast period 2018-2023. The fundamental overview of Medical Composite ...

‘Hexcel Showcases Composite Innovations For Skis’

Innovation in Textiles 1January 15, 2018

Hexcel will be promoting its leading range of composite materials for skis snowboards and other high-performance winter sports equipment at ISPO Munich 2018 which takes place from 28-31 January. Technologies on display will include HexPly M78.1 fast-curing prepreg HiMax engineered multiaxial ...

‘Rising Demand For Composite Materials Influencing Global …’

Digital Journal January 15, 2018

These cracks reduce the strength of the composite materials. As a result several manufacturers are preferring the adoption of self-healing composites that help in the extension of the life of the polymeric materials. This in turn will drive the demand for aircraft sealants and adhesive. Recently a new study ...

‘Novel 3-D Printing Technique Yields High-performance Composites’

Tech Xplore January 15, 2018

Rotational 3-D printing precisely choreographs the speed and rotation of a 3-D printer nozzle to program the arrangement of embedded fibers in polymer matrices. This is achieved by equipping a rotational printhead system with a stepper 8230more. Nature has produced exquisite composite materials8212wood ...

‘A Spotlight On The EC's Graphene-enhanced Composites For …’

Graphene-Info (blog) January 14, 2018

The material is very light and very strong and the impact testing we did showed a 40 higher specific energy absorption than in traditional composite materials. It39s also more stable it39s a controlled fracture when you hit it even at a higher velocity it absorbs the energy in a controlled way. We expected this ...

‘White Graphene Makes Ceramics Multifunctional’

R & D Magazine 1January 11, 2018

This accordion-like buckling is due to the chemical affinity and charge transfer between the boron atoms and tobermorite that stabilizes the composite and gives it high strength and toughness properties that usually trade off against each other in engineered materials Shahsavari said. The explanation ...

‘Solvay, DeBotech Announced As USA Bobsled And Skeleton …’

CompositesWorld January 11, 2018

Solvay Composite Materials Brussels Belgium and deBotech Mooresville NC have announced a partnership with USA Bobsled and Skeleton. Solvay is one of the team39s technology partners and suppliers of carbon fiber. deBotech Solvay39s long standing customer and USA Bobsled and Skeleton39s ...