This technical tutorial demonstrates a modern approach to manufacturing lightweight and durable composite components by ...

Photo Credit: TU Munich Chair of Carbon Composites (LCC) and QPoint Composite This blog began when CEAD (Delft, Netherlands) informed me that LCC had bought one of its extruder-based AM flexbot ...

Aiming to combat labor shortages, Lyons Industries has been gradually installing automated processes to replace the traditionally labor-intensive spray-up process for its fiberglass composite bathtubs ...

3D-printed sacrificial tooling, or more specifically 3D-printed molds and mandrels, can enable manufacturers to rapidly and cost-effectively create complex composite parts with geometries that would ...

Using 3D printing technologies for composite tooling is no longer new, though uptake is still limited and there is enormous potential for growth across the composite industry. The last decade has seen ...

3D printing has revolutionized silicone mold making by enabling faster, more affordable, and highly detailed masters for casting. From hobbyists to engineers, creators can now iterate designs quickly ...

Honor recognizes use of LFAM to produce high-precision composite molds for concrete structures in advanced nuclear reactor ...

Having access to tools can greatly expand an engineer’s ability to build. As technology advances, it tends to become more accessible as it drops in price or increases user-friendliness. Once 3D ...

The invention of the relatively affordable 3D printer for home use has helped bring methods used to produce parts for prototypes, samples, and even manufacturing, closer to designers. This tutorial on ...

Midwest Composite Technologies Inc., a Hartland, Wis.-based 3D printing company, has acquired ICOMold LLC, a custom injection molder based in Holland, Ohio, near Toledo. Terms of the deal were not ...

In January 2016, researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory started focusing on the ability to 3D-print parts for the Air Force, specifically polymer architectures that can replace heavier and ...

Using 3D printing technologies for composite tooling is no longer new, though uptake is still limited and there is enormous potential for growth across the composite industry. The last decade has seen ...