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May 19, 20213 min read
Composites Design Software: Tools for Designers
Composites structural design tools at different stages of the design process
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Apr 16, 20214 min read
Fiber Reinforcements
We take a look at the different fiber types and how they compare to the common structural metals: steel and aluminum.
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Apr 15, 20213 min read
Sustainable Composites: Natural Fiber and Automated Placement
Natural fibers and their role in sustainability. Recent trials using Flex-PP tapes using Automated Fiber Placement
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Feb 24, 20213 min read
Quality @ 1m/s: New Innovations for the 2021 AFP-XS
Compact AFP-XS has been limited to 250mm/s speeds until last year. With greatly improved engineering we are able to
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Feb 17, 20212 min read
What is an AFP Rental? How does it work?
An AFP rental is the rental of all associated components for converting any existing robotic cell to become an AFP cell.
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Feb 17, 20214 min read
A digital twin for composite parts manufacturing
In the aerospace industry, the investment in the infrastructure to realize a digital twin is especially interesting because
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Jan 28, 20213 min read
Best of 2020 in Composites Blogs
Our learning platform grew throughout 2020, bringing you 40+ blogs on composites and their manufacturing technologies! Some were more...
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Jan 1, 20212 min read
Open Molding
Open mold methods allow for a rapid product development cycle because the tooling fabrication process is simple and relatively low cost.
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Nov 20, 20202 min read
AFP-XS now in operation at Compositadour
We are excited to support Compositadour’s efforts in expanding advanced manufacturing in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region
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Sep 28, 20203 min read
Additive Manufacturing 2.0: Metal and Continuous fiber
Additive Manufacturing Additive manufacturing adds material to create an object. It uses data from a computer-aided-design (CAD) software...
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Sep 23, 20202 min read
Continuous Fiber Composites + Robotic Programming = An Elegant Composite Solution
Basics Continuous Fiber A continuous fiber is geometrically characterized as having a very high length-to-diameter ratio. They are...
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Aug 27, 20204 min read
Advanced composites manufacturing: research opportunities
The marvel of FRP composites Advanced fiber-reinforced polymer composites, which combine strong fibers with tough plastics, are lighter...
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Aug 19, 20201 min read
Press Release: Automated Fiber Placement for SMEs
Addcomposites is teaming up with Effman to develop and deliver standard, plug & produce composite manufacturing cells for SMEs.
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Jul 20, 20203 min read
Automated Fiber Placement  -  Fast, Economical, and Quality Composite Layups
Today, fiber-reinforced composites are frequently used materials for structural applications in various industries e.g. marine, automotive,
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Jul 10, 20202 min read
How to Plan for Advanced Manufacturing Education
After a period of under-investment in technical universities, they are now creating new teaching environments for technical solutions
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