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Missler joins the European project FibreChain for automating carbon fibre production

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 16, 2014

Missler is now involved in a European-wide effort to automate the production of complex composite materials Missler, producer of TopSolid…

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Composites: MSC Digimat v5.1.1 launched with new solutions for efficient modeling of materials

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 23, 2014

FE meshing, solution and post-processing have all been integrated Understanding composite material behaviour is an increasingly needed skill for designers…

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Composites: New computer model for testing aerospace materials to allow lightweight designs

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 24, 2014

Airbus has worked with Imperial College London to develop more accurate analysis models for its use of composites New computer…

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Aerospace: New fan blade design could mean 25% less fuel for Rolls Royce engines

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 16, 2014

The test flight is another step on the path towards entering service in 2020 The Rolls-Royce composite carbon/titanium (CTi) fan…

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Autodesk joins structural and manufacturing simulation tools for composites analysis

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 21, 2014

Autodesk Simulation Composite Analysis can now interpret Moldflow information and combine it with structural analysis for more realistic simulation results…

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Fashioning the fastest face-first descents: Bromley Sports skeleton bobsleighs

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 14, 2015

Kristan Bromley in action at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, heading downhill on one of his own custom sleds As…

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First Look: Ansys 16 offers major advancements across its entire simulation portfolio

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 27, 2015

Ansys 16 offers the ability to prepare designs for the Internet of Things through serious simulation work – including electromagnetic…

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EnvisionTec reveals SLCOM 1 composites 3D printer

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 17, 2016

The latest EnvisionTec 3D printer uses laminate composites The launch of the SLCOM 1 3D printer is EnvisionTec’s solution for…

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First Look: CompoSide 2.8.2 – materials and more for composite parts design

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 17, 2016

CompoSide v2.8.2 supports all composites material types including adhesives, cores, fibres, matrix and plies Composites design can be slow going,…

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3D Printing

Review: Markforged Mark Two

Posted by Al Dean - July 26, 2016

In the first of a two part review, Al Dean gets hands on and looks at the basics of how…

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