A joint research project by the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (F-ICT, Pfintzal, Germany) and the Fraunhofer Project Centre for Composites Research (FPC, London, ON, Canada) has been ...

The scalable production process seamlessly combines performance, integrated noise reduction, and sustainability.

ENGEL will demonstrate how thermoplastic composite rotor blades for drones can be manufactured efficiently, with consistent ...

Anybrid GmbH (Dresden, Germany) is a spin-off from the Institute for Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) at TU Dresden. ILK works with industry to develop new lightweight technologies ...

AI optimizes injection molding beyond human understanding, creating new challenges for process control and failure recovery.

With its many years of injection moulding experience and outstanding automation expertise, ENGEL develops highly cost-effective production concepts for the manufacture of composite parts in large ...

An Apple patent (number 20120302670) for a carbon composite mold design has appeared at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Per the patent a mold assembly or system includes a moldbase that holds mold ...

Injection molding is a critical manufacturing process, and has been so for a long time. It still has room to improve in several areas however, and “smart” injection molding equipment is gaining ...

The new composites are designed as alternatives to thermoset sheet molding compounds (SMCs). Offering similar mechanical performance, they are much more ductile and, as thermoplastic systems, much ...

If you’re interested in learning more about whether 3D printers can be used for injection molding. You might be interested in a series of tests carried out by the CNC Kitchen to explore the ...