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Composites Design Software: Tools for Designers
Composites structural design tools at different stages of the design process
May 19, 20213 min read
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Fiber Reinforcements
We take a look at the different fiber types and how they compare to the common structural metals: steel and aluminum.
Apr 16, 20214 min read
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Sustainable Composites: Natural Fiber and Automated Placement
Natural fibers and their role in sustainability. Recent trials using Flex-PP tapes using Automated Fiber Placement
Apr 15, 20213 min read
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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
Feb 24, 20213 min read
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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.
Feb 17, 20212 min read
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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
Feb 17, 20214 min read
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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...
Jan 28, 20213 min read
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Open Molding
Open mold methods allow for a rapid product development cycle because the tooling fabrication process is simple and relatively low cost.
Jan 1, 20212 min read
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AFP-XS now in operation at Compositadour
We are excited to support Compositadour’s efforts in expanding advanced manufacturing in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region
Nov 20, 20202 min read
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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...
Sep 28, 20203 min read
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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...
Sep 23, 20202 min read
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Advanced composites manufacturing: research opportunities
The marvel of FRP composites Advanced fiber-reinforced polymer composites, which combine strong fibers with tough plastics, are lighter...
Aug 27, 20204 min read
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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.
Aug 19, 20201 min read
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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,
Jul 20, 20203 min read
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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
Jul 10, 20202 min read
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