Yearly Archives: 2021

Business Wire Jul 12, 2021

IDTechEx.com Jul 07, 2021

3D printing of composite materials is reaching a commercial tipping point. 3D printing of polymer materials can have mechanical limitations that benefit from fiber reinforcement or other functionalities and composite manufacturing is known to be costly and challenging that can benefit from the moldless rapid prototyping and automated approach that additive manufacturing enables. IDTechEx forecast that the market will rapidly rise to reach 2bn by 2031. This market report provides a comprehensive view for 3D printing market for composite materials including granular 10-year forecasts material and printer benchmarking studies and interview-based company profiles.

News-Medical.Net Jun 23, 2021

A new biocompatible polymer-based composite material could soon replace metal plates in treating difficult and unstable fractures.

2x6 Sports Jul 12, 2021

quot The Carbon-Carbon Composite Material Market 2021 report provides a detailed analysis of the dynamic of the market with extensive focus on secondary

Texas A&M University Today Jul 09, 2021

The composites can be added to building materials or 3D printed as decorative assets.

CompositesWorld Jul 07, 2021

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

Siliconrepublic.com Jul 13, 2021

DCU039s school of mechanical manufacturing and engineering is behind the reference guide on composite materials for engineers and architects.

Business Wire Jul 12, 2021

May 27th, 2021: Habib Dagher, executive director of UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and director of Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center, appeared before the Senate’s Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee at the invitation of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. He was one of four transportation and infrastructure experts offering testimony on how to protect the nation’s transportation infrastructure in the face of climate change.

May 27th, 2021: A UAE company has launched the world’s largest superyacht made from composite materials. Gulf Craft’s flagship superyacht, Majesty 175, is 54 metres in length with a beam of 9.6 metres and was produced in the company’s boatyard in Umm Al Quwain.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)-May 27th, 2021: -Continuous Composites, a pioneer in the AM 2.0 industry, announced today it has been awarded a Phase II SBIR contract to demonstrate their patented Continuous Fiber 3D Printing (CF3D®) manufacturing process for a DoD multifunctional structural composite application through collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The SBIR topic focuses on Attritable Structures, Engines, and Sensors of Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Systems and Space Systems.

May 27th, 2021: New jetliner from Irkut is in the process of replacing Western suppliers with domestic ones due to economic sanctions...

May 27th, 2021: Subsidiary installs new automated filming and prepreg equipment at Benecia, California, facility, with capabilities to produce 50-inch-wide prepreg tapes ranging from 140-1,100 gsm areal weight.

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2021-- Scotsman, a Silicon Valley-based electric scooter brand, has unveiled its flagship product, the world’s first electric scooter custom 3D-printed entirely in carbon fiber composite.

May 27th, 2021: Collaboration will develop tailor-made materials for composite-based AM, bring CBAM process to industrial scale to compete with other high-volume manufacturing methods.

May 27th, 2021: Hexcel Corporation, a world leader in advanced composite technology, has established the Flagship Center of Excellence (R and T) for Research Technology to support the next generation of advanced composite technology development in Utah. I am. This will add up to 150 new high-paying jobs over the next 12 years and develop the Utah workforce.

May 27th, 2021: Impossible Objects announced that it would be joining a development agreement with Owens Corning targeted at developing new materials for Impossible Objects’ revolutionary composite-based additive manufacturing (CBAM) process.

May 28th, 2021: Carbon fibers, due to their superior strength and lightness, are popular in aerospace engineering applications. While much effort goes into improving the strength of carbon fiber composites, such as fiber-reinforced plastic, only fiber orientation optimization is considered.

3.15.2021: Users can explore printing rigid 316L stainless steel parts for industrial applications alongside advanced engineering polymers and composites on METHOD with the MakerBot LABS Experimental Extruder

3/15/2021: The pilot did not need to eject, but was taken to an on-base medical facility for an evaluation after the mishap.

3/15/2021: Recycling of composite materials could be up to 70 percent cheaper and lead to a 90 to 95 percent reduction in CO2 emissions compared to standard manufacturing, researchers from the University of Sidney found out.