Right now, JEC Europe is gathering thousands of composite professionals in Paris, all aiming to network and develop the industry. The open-plan Sandvik Coromant/ Precorp Smart Hub is located near the main entrance (R9) and has welcomed a large number of visitors who defied the heavy winter conditions of Western Europe this week. This afternoon,…
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R&D is paving the way for a top-notch brazing joint in PCD tools
Increasing demands for round tools with brazed polycrystalline diamond (PCD) calls for an improved production process in composite and aluminum materials. The brazing process is identified as a key step since a degraded or lost PCD tips cause an unpredictable machining process for our customers. The Active Brazing Technology* platform for PcBN inserts generates very strong…
Composite for the automotive industry on the radar
In Sheffield, we are working hard to understand the differences in machining composites for the automotive industry, compared with the aerospace industry. The requirements for machining are different (mainly due to the volume of production), as are the materials. We have seen that relatively small changes to the processing or materials used in the composites…
Sandvik Coromant gets set for JEC Europe 2013
New end mill for composites in Paris spotlight It’s time for the world’s largest exhibition for composites again – JEC Europe in Paris on March 12-14. Make sure you don’t miss the technical presentation by Mohamed Hammadi on the 13th of March at 4:00 p.m. The Yellow Coat Team is strengthened with our established partner…
Milling and drilling of composite materials for the aeronautics
The JEC Composites website features an interesting paper presenting the issues around the milling and drilling of carbon-fibre-reinforced composite panels. The paper includes a reminder of the material’s specific properties, the technical equipment required, the potential conditions, and distinctive features about the way machined surfaces degrade. The text also discuss the use of PCD tools,…
Glossary update – resin types
Our glossary is continuously being updated with new words related to composite machining. In this update, I want to include more detail about the common resin types we see in the composites we machine, and how these affect the machinability. Contrary to what we might expect, we find that the resin property has a bigger…
Welcome to the blogosphere, Composites World!
I was really happy to see the new Composites World blog! The Composites World team does a fantastic job of providing up to date information on developments in the industry generally and success stories for composites. The more we can share knowledge in this challenging and fast developing subject, the better for all of us. While…
Sandvik Coromant joins Atlas Copco for composite seminar in Irkutsk, Russia
Leading Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut plans to build its MS-21 jet aircraft of 40 to 45 percent composite material. On November 20-21, Sandvik Coromant, Atlas Copco and Irkutsk State Technical University (ISTU) held a seminar around efficient solutions and technologies for producing the MS-21. The jet is sometimes called “the airliner of the 21st century” and…
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…
Hexcel receives Airbus supplier award
I was extremely happy to hear that Hexcel has received the silver award in the ‘best performer’ category at the recent Airbus Supply Chain and Quality Improvement Programme, held in Toulouse, France. To me, this demonstrates how important composite materials are in Airbus’ estimation. It also proves that the issues anticipated by some in increasing…
