Despite the snow and heavy winter conditions, the JEC show in Paris last week was a success — for the show, the visitors and the exhibitors alike. On Wednesday 13 March, Mohamed Hammadi – Sandvik Coromant composite application specialist gave a speech on innovative solutions for composite machining for the aerospace industry, including a customer case where…
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A400M Atlas: The world’s newest and most advanced military airlifter
More than 30 percent of the A400M’s aero structure is composed of composites. The largest composite parts on the plane are the one-piece wing skins. When conceived and implemented, it represented one of the composite industry’s largest design-, engineering- and assembly-challenges. It’s interesting to read how successfully Airbus has been able to implement carbon fiber…
UK Government grants National Composites Centre funds for Phase II
We were very happy to hear about the investment in the National Composites Centre in the UK (Bristol). This investment demonstrates the level of confidence that composites will play a growing role in manufacturing both in the UK and globally. Chancellor George Osborne announced an investment of £28 million British pounds ($45 million US dollars)…
Will your next Ford Focus have a carbon fiber composite hood?
Ford has developed a carbon fiber composite hood for their Ford Focus. A prototype was shown at the Composites Europe trade fair on October 9th. According to CompositeWorld, it is manufactured using a high-speed process that could be suitable for high-volume production in the near future. Read the full CompositeWorld story here. buy cialis no…
Composite machining insights from JEC Europe
One of Composite Machining’s resident experts, Mohamed Hammadi, application specialist, Sandvik Coromant, shared insights about successfully machining composites and stacked materials at the JEC Europe event in March this year. The presentation is divided into three segments, providing a guided tour through market trends, machining techniques, tools, machines and trouble shooting. Part I Part II Part III
No Place Like Home for Composite Materials
Composites are fast becoming a genuine alternative to bricks and mortar when it comes to construction projects, offering real “homes for the 21st century.” Supporting this statement was a forum organized by a company called Rivesud. Taking place in Tunis, Tunisia, the company presented the UN.CO2 (UNlimited COmposites) project, for houses made of composite materials. The…
European Composite Application Center opens
Sandvik Coromant recently opened the European Application Center for composite machining as a resource for manufacturers looking to optimize the production of composite components. Located in Orléans, France, the new Application Center supports European markets and serves as a specially-manned competence facility for customer projects. It aims to deliver complete processing, programming, testing and machining…
Composites Machining: Principles and Practices
Cambridge, UK-based Woodhead Publishing has launched a new book sure to catch the attention of everyone interested in composites machining. According to Woodhead, the new 488-page publication is set to become an essential reference for production engineers involved in sectors where composites machining is prevalent, such as aerospace, marine and leisure. Entitled ‘Machining Technology for…
Global Composite Fibre Demand to Triple by End of 2020
A recent 413-page report forecasts that global demand for carbon fibre will more than triple in the coming eight years, growing from 46,000 tonnes in 2011 to 140,000 tonnes by 2020. ‘The Carbon Fibre Industry Worldwide 2011-2020: An Evaluation of Current Markets and Future Supply and Demand’, is written by Tony Roberts, a leading expert…
Composites production gathers pace
It doesn’t take a genius to determine that rapidly increasing worldwide manufacture of composite materials means more machining operations. Output is driven by demand and the conclusion is bright for manufacturers that have developed an interest in composite materials – the processes, experience and tools. Production figures speak for themselves, in 2010, global composites manufacturing…
