{"title":"Using radar to improve composite manufacturing","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70023-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70023-4","url":null,"abstract":"The Fraunhofer Institute in Germany describes the development of a new radar technique which can automatically monitor the rotor blade manufacturing process.","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82635241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Glass fiber versatility","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70020-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70020-9","url":null,"abstract":"Finnish composites specialist Exel highlights two different applications for its glass fiber composites technology.","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136161860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improved extrusion of PP-R and PP-RCT pipes","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70022-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70022-2","url":null,"abstract":"Plastics processing company Bausano, based in Italy, describes how its new extrusion lines can produce improved PP-R and PP-RCT composite pipes.","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77845525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Faster mold set-up equals more efficient production","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70024-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70024-6","url":null,"abstract":"Plastic processing specialist Engel, based in the UK, discusses how improved mold training can optomize processes.","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81583192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digital composite 3D printing","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70021-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70021-0","url":null,"abstract":"Additive manufacturing (AM) company AIM3D explains how adding digital aspects to its process improved some part characteristics.","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136161858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Why choose thin-wall hybrid composite tubes?","authors":"Marc Tagher","doi":"10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70019-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70019-2","url":null,"abstract":"Marc Tagher, area sales manager for North America at pultrusion specialist Exel Composites, explains why manufacturers should consider hybrid composites to balance mechanical performance with cost.","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"134 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91448495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New 3D printing process enables sustainable fiber composite components modeled on Nature's example","authors":"Sathis Kumar Selvarayan","doi":"10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70017-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70017-9","url":null,"abstract":"Dr Ing Sathis Kumar Selvarayan, project leader at Deutsche Institute für Textil und Faserforschung Denkendorf, sets out new research involving 3D printed composite components using cellulose continuous fibers.","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"117 2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82793790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Toyota cuts manufacturing costs with Zortrax 3D printers","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70016-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70016-7","url":null,"abstract":"How Toyota in Poland uses 3D printers to manufacture composite parts, improving workflow and the supply chain.","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"43 4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87682436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermoplastic trends in aerospace","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70018-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70018-0","url":null,"abstract":"A recent project showed the potential of thermoplastic composites in making large scale aircraft parts.","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78248382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Testing resin 3D printing","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70014-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s0034-3617(23)70014-3","url":null,"abstract":"A Spanish aerospace manufacturer tested a new system that offers both resin 3D printing and post-processing.","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77728761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}