Fabrics/Preforms for Composites
Composite fabrics or preforms serve as the foundation for creating composite materials, comprising carefully arranged layers of fibers or textiles before they are infused or coated with a matrix material. These fabrics or preforms come in various shapes, weaves, and orientations, allowing engineers to customize the material's properties based on specific application requirements. They play a pivotal role in determining the final characteristics of the composite, influencing factors like strength, flexibility, and weight distribution.
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3D weaving capabilities achieve complex shapes with reduced labor times, costs
JEC World 2025: The specialized engineered woven fabrics company displays film-infused 3D woven joints, woven TPS and woven composite 3D structures.
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Composite surfacing veils improve finish, function
JEC World 2025: James Cropper streamlines composites production through the launch of Surfacetec, improving fabrication efficiencies, part functionality and targeting sustainability.
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Carbon fiber/flax landing gear achieves 54% weight reduction via tailored layup optimization
Fuko’s Biogear showcases how strategic composite material distribution and natural fiber damping properties can lightweight and enhance critical aerospace structure performance.
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MoistTech Corp. introduces IR3000 moisture sensors
Near infrared (NIR) sensors deliver precision moisture control and reliable moisture analysis for natural fibers, synthetic fibers and blended fabrics.
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Biesterfeld gains composites distribution rights from Saertex
Under the new strategic distribution partnership, Biesterfeld will be the official sales partner for various Saertex material products to the German market.
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CSub delivers one-piece composite truss bridge in Norway
EPC supplier has fabricated, transported and delivered a 42-meter composite bridge intended for pedestrians and bicyclists.
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Discover the types of sensors being used in composites, the physics on which they�re based, their installation, promised benefits and challenges, as well as the potential they offer for even further developments in smart structures.
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This CW Tech Days event will explore the technologies, materials, and strategies that can help composites manufacturers become more sustainable.
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Latest Fabrics/Preforms News And Updates
Shawmut acquires Fairystone Fabrics
Shawmut Infinite’s purchase of the warp-knitting supplier supports the company’s vision for a fully integrated textile and textile composite supply chain in North America.
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Commingled yarn solutions provide flexible thermoplastic prepregs
CAMX 2024: Concordia Engineered Fibers presents customizable commingled yarn solutions, including environmentally friendly options.
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Novel woven UD fabrics are designed for versatility, reliability
CAMX 2024: Zoltek introduces PX35UD0300EPW and PX35UD0600EPW, carbon fiber fabrics providing easy handling that have the potential to meet the evolving needs of composite applications.
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Ultra-light woven reinforcement fabrics enhance space-grade parts
CAMX 2024: TeXtreme is showcasing its TeXtreme 0/90 woven fabrics, demonstrated through customer Kerberos Engineering’s satellite solar array.
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Stitched, needle-punched fabrics benefit open and closed molding
CAMX 2024: Vectorply Corp. displays a range of engineered reinforcements, including NCFs, needle-punched reinforcements, consumables and more, along with highlighting it technical support options.
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Textile machinery, NCFs provide sustainable processing options
CAMX 2024: Karl Mayer is returning to CAMX with a focus on fabric- and fiber-handling equipment, in addition to its application development services.
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Co-molding SMC with braided glass fiber demonstrates truck bed potential
Prepreg co-molding compound by IDI Composites International and A&P Technology enables new geometries and levels of strength and resiliency for automotive, mobility.
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Designing an infused, two-piece composite baseball bat
With its Icon BBCOR bat, Rawlings leveraged its experience in braided fabrics and RTM to create an optimized, higher-performance two-piece design.
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RTM, dry braided fabric enable faster, cost-effective manufacture for hydrokinetic turbine components
Switching from prepreg to RTM led to significant time and cost savings for the manufacture of fiberglass struts and complex carbon fiber composite foils that power ORPC’s RivGen systems.
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Hybrid process marries continuous, discontinuous composites design
9T Labs and Purdue applied Additive Fusion Technology to engineer a performance- and cost-competitive aircraft bin pin bracket made from compression-molded continuous and discontinuous CFRTP.
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Understanding vacuum bagging layers in production, repair
Recognizing the functions of each layer in a vacuum bag schedule can help users discover what vacuum bag schedules work best for their application.
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Plant tour: Joby Aviation, Marina, Calif., U.S.
As the advanced air mobility market begins to take shape, market leader Joby Aviation works to industrialize composites manufacturing for its first-generation, composites-intensive, all-electric air taxi.
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