(Brunswick Boat Group) A modern Cloud based interface for FRP Manufacturers with real time tracking of materials and labor. Featuring Industrial based Power over Ethernet (PoE) equipment and the *Patent Pending “Live Chopper Gun”.
Lightweight, Thermoplastic, Recyclable Liftgate Module
(Magna Exteriors) The entry is a lightweight, thermoplastic recyclable liftgate module. As the global crossover utility vehicle market continues to grow, manufacturers look for every opportunity to take weight out of vehicles, and this liftgate achieves a 25 percent mass savings over the previous steel version, which helps the manufacturer meet emissions and fuel economy regulations. Thermoplastic materials also enable …
Thermoplastic CFRP Rear Pressure Bulkhead: World Premiere in the Aeronautics
(Premium Aerotec GmbH) Premium AEROTEC is one of the leading suppliers in the aerospace industry. The company’s core business is the development and production of metal and composite aircraft structures. With 6 sites across Europe and sale offices in US we deliver our products to the world’s biggest aircraft manufacturers. Over 10000 employees and a revenue of more than 2.4 …
Energy Absorbing, Durable, Fire Resistant, Cost-effective, NextGen Composite System
(West Virginia University) The Achilles heel in any structural system performance is its joint, especially under extreme events such as hurricane, seismic and blast loads. Recognizing the importance of force-transfer joints, researchers at West Virginia University invented a multi-functional three-part composite system to enhance energy absorption, durability, and fire resistance of a structure in a cost-effective manner. The three-part invention …
SWCNT-Based Concentrate – Additive Designed for Manufacturing Strong, Lightweight, Conductive Composites
(OCSiAl LLC) Tuball Matrix is a nanotube-based industrial pre-dispersed concentrate that allows the production of lightweight, strong, conductive and colored composite materials. OCSiAl has developed the world’s first industrial pre-dispersed concentrate, marketed as Tuball Matrix, based on single wall carbon nanotubes. The company’s Tuball nanotubes are the first single wall carbon nanotubes to be available for commercial applications of this …
Large Scale 3D Printer for Thermoset Materials
(Oak Ridge National Laboratory ) Magnum Venus Products (MVP) in collaboration with the Oak Ridge Laboratory (ORNL) has developed and demonstrated an innovative large scale 3D printing system for additive manufacturing of composite structures. Our product (THERMOBOT) is the worlds’ first large scale 3D printer for additive manufacturing of composite structures using thermoset polymer materials. This first of its kind …
The Future of Transportation – US Navy 7M Advanced Combatant Craft
(Structural Composites, Inc & Compsys Inc) Disruptive Innovations are great. They can change industries and open new markets. What happens if numerous disruptive innovators collaborate for synergistic impact? Do the impacts just add up or do the impacts multiply? Structural Composites, Inc and our team are pleased to present the Navy’s 7 Meter Advanced Combatant Craft (7ACC) for Increased Affordability. …
Augmented Reality Training for Hand Layup
(NCC) Our innovation is designed to transform how hand laminators are trained. “LayupRITE” uses an augmented reality platform to deliver customised, quality-assured training. It is based on extensive knowledge of the hand layup process and research-backed training methodologies. Using off-the-shelf display and tracking components, this cost-effective system projects information directly onto the tool surface. This is intended to reduce the …
New Composite Materials & Automated Processing Technology
(Techni-Modul Engineering) Driven by design innovation the aerospace industry is focused on performance, with OEMs challenged to increase production rates and enhance productivity for new programs. This requires advanced cost effective solutions from suppliers. To meet these challenges, Hexcel & Techni-Modul Engineering (TME) have collaborated on a fully automated production cell capable of processing new generation composite materials combining performance …
Creating Functional Composite Parts Using A State of The Art Material And Process Innovation: XSTRAND™
(Owens Corning) Over the past 2 years Owens Corning has worked to develop a range of technical 3D printing filament products supported by key partners. These innovative products have been specially formulated to allow the incorporation of fiber reinforcement into polymers whilst allowing their easy processing on fused filament fabrication (FFF) printers. This transformation takes FFF (or FDM) fabrication from …