Formlabs, a leading 3D printing company, announced at CES2021 its 30th proprietary resin: Castable Wax 40 Resin, a game-changing jewellery material. It was engineered for jewellers who value casting reliability above all and has been stress tested in the lab and on the casting floor to provide clean castings under a wide range of conditions.
In order to reduce waste and production time in the construction of large composite structures, the Dutch-based company Curve Works has developed an approach based on the assembly of composite panels. A series of double-curvature composite sandwich panels has been produced for a variety of applications using an automated adaptive mold both to thermoform 3D core kits and to infuse parts.
Al fine di migliorare le performance di funzionamento e ridurre al minimo gli scarti di produzione, sono sempre più alti i livelli di qualità e precisione richiesti nella lavorazione dei materiali compositi. Grazie ad un’unica soluzione progettata è possibile integrare la stampa 3D su grandi formati e la relativa fresatura riducendo contestualmente costi e tempi di produzione.
Scotsman, an electric scooter brand based in Silicon Valley, presented its flagship product: the first electric scooter made entirely of carbon fiber composite. The Scotsman touts a true unibody construction, 3D-printed with single passes of continuous carbon fiber thermoplastic composite. The scooter is produced using the latest thermoplastic materials, making it extremely impact-resistant, yet remarkably lightweight.
The use of thermoplastic composites (TPCs) in the transport industry has increased in recent years due to the advantages offered by these materials in terms of recycling, reprocessing and repairing. TPCs can lead to a reduction in the amount of waste materials and virgin raw material required, thus lowering the environmental impact. This article – published in the March issue of Compositi Magazine – talks about SPARTA Project that aims to develop an innovative recycling method for TPCs.
Assocompositi bandisce un concorso nazionale dedicato in modo esplicito e diretto a sviluppare ed approfondire tematiche connesse al settore dei materiali compositi fibrorinforzati. Compositi Magazine, network ufficiale di comunicazione di Assocompositi, pubblicherà sulla rivista un estratto dei progetti premiati e Assocompositi coinvolgerà i propri Soci industriali per fornire un supporto all’eventuale sviluppo del progetto
Successful development of a lightweight thermoset based on renewable and regional raw materials. This article – published in the March issue of Compositi Magazine – talks about plastics for a green future.
The realization of a human settlement on the Moon is the main purpose of most future space missions. Despite it represents a fundamental and necessary step for this scope, the lunar environment, and high mission cost do not make this challenge easy. This article – published in the March issue of Compositi Magazine – tries to solve the previously mentioned problem, showing the preliminary design of a lightweight and deployable habitat able to ensure long-duration missions on the lunar surface.
The chassis patented by BMW is similar to that of the supersport S1000RR. The innovation lies in the composition of composite panels from different materials (carbon fiber, aramid and synthetic composite) that are screwed to the structure to change the resistance
The biennial agreement was renewed between the racing team of the university, Unibo Motorsport, and the Ducati Foundation. thanks to the sponsorship and technical support of Ducati, strengthens the partnership that allows the team of the University of Bologna to give students innovative training courses and to carry on the Unibo Motostudent project on the track, in international races, with an electric motorbike designed by the students
