“[These building techniques] are key to achieving a cost-effective, resilient transportation system of the future,” Dagher tells
3D Printing Industry. “We can’t keep building it the same way and expect a different result. As we rebuild our roads and bridges, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to use more durable, more sustainable advanced materials including composite materials.”
The source of the barriers’ biobased content was not disclosed, although previous work by the prestigious group include 3D printing a marine vessel that is up to 50% cellulose fiber.
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Teledyne CML Composites has invested to build a new thermoplastic processing cell with increased capacity.
The subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Inc. in Thousand Oaks is a manufacturer of composite aerospace components for commercial and defense customers.
The new processing cell, developed in conjunction with the U.K.’s National Composites Centre or NCC, utilizes two press and oven systems with infrared heating, platen heating and a maximum force of 400 tons. The cell is capable of processing multiple reinforced thermoplastics, each with different melting and cooling temperatures.
“Having identified thermoplastics as a key technology in our long-term growth ambitions, this investment adds an exciting new automated manufacturing capability to our business,” John Toner, vice president of Teledyne Aerospace and Defence Electronics UK (and general manager of Teledyne CML Composites, said in a statement.
Weighing transportation resiliency against climate change, senators learned of UMaine’s “bridge in a backpack,” composite girders, modular breakwaters and bio-based 3D printing. “The summary is, please invest in R&D,” said the center’s director.
Cygnet Texkimp technologies to be benchmarked
Project will demonstrate the damage tolerance and impact resistance of composite parts.
5th May 2021
The Northwest Composites Centre (NWCC), which is part of the University of Manchester’s Department of Materials in the UK, and composites technology company Cygnet Texkimp have embarked on a major new research project to benchmark the Multi Axis Winder (MAW) and 3D Winder technologies against their two closest alternative technologies – braiding and traditional filament winding.
The research will be undertaken by the NWCC’s commercial arm which provides independent, accredited testing and qualifying services to the aerospace, automotive, oil and gas, marine and wind energy industries, including all major primes and Tier 1 and 2 suppliers.