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Braided Textiles to improve the competitiveness of Composite MaterialsIndustry in NWEThe COBRACOMP project COBRACOMP will focus on the development of a new high performance multilayer triaxial braiding process allowing fast, automated and repeatable manufacturing of...

Eurocarbon is deelnemer in het OPZuid project 100% Limburg Bike 100% Limburg Bike is een overheidsproject   100% Limburg Bike: slim, personalised en onbreekbaar In het 100% Limburg Bike project wordt dankzij de toepassing van diverse innovaties een gepersonaliseerd op...

Plaatsing kunstwerken aan hoofdentrees Sittard-Geleen Sittard-Geleen, 29 januari 2018 - De Kunstwerken ‘Eenheid in Verscheidenheid’ worden deze week opgebouwd aan de stadsentrees. Met de plaatsing van drie kunstwerken wordt de uitstraling van de belangrijkste...

Eurocarbon is deelnemer in het OPZuid project "Proeftuin thermoplastisch composiet" Het doel voor Eurocarbon is om restmateriaal te hergebruiken in hoogwaardige vezelversterkte kunststoffen.

The ACM Pilot Plant will start with the further robotification of the production of composite landing gear components. In a wider context, the plant will focus on producing composites reinforced with industrial resins, for which the plant is outfitted with...

A new fibre-overbraOverbraiding van composiet-structureniding technique has the potential to improve efficiency in the production of composite structures. A new simulation programme reduces costly trial runs with the modern overbraiding machine. NLR is assisting...

AffordabilityThe primary drive for low cost lightweight composite structures has resulted in a number of new technologies with potential for automation. For thermoset materials, low cost fabrication can be achieved with automated preform fabrication, such as braiding...

Complex parts take advantage of design and analysis software For design purposes, loads were derived from helicopter landing and ground and ship deck handling cases. The specified crash landing speed of 11m/36 ft per second results in a combination of severe bending...

Tri-axial overbraiding of structural beams Old Method: Manual wrapping of cores with  glass fabrics.Result: Labor intensive and bulky results.   New Method  with Overbraiding   Automated Tri-axial braiding (Bias + UD fibers) Sides have Bias/UD ratio 59/41 ,top  and...