CompositesWorld
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OCTOBER 2015 52 CompositesWorld extend over three days, with more than 20 process demonstrations, carried out in a massive enclosed staging area. Reportedly, real-world parts will be built, ranging from aerospace nosecones and mini-nacelles to marine dashboards and longboards. Booth exhibits will include a light resin transfer molding (LRTM) workcell and a time-lapse video showing a 3D-printed mold transition from concept to reality in just hours, plus vacuum infusion, reusable silicone bag molding, and prepreg solutions. The prepreg parts will be cured using a large oven supplied by Wisconsin Oven (see p. 63). Products featured in the demonstration are provided by partners 3A Composites, AOC, Airtech International, Arkema, Ashland, Chem-Trend, Chomarat, ITW Plexus, Huntsman, Magnum Venus Plastech, Owens Corning, Polynt Composites, Scott Bader, Stratasys, Sworl, United Initiators, Vectorply, Roush Performance, Janicki Industries and RTM Solutions. www.compositesone.com Dow Polyurethanes (Midland, MI, US) will introduce the VORAFORCE TP 1200 series, a novel polyurethane solution that enables fast, energy- efcient pultrusion fabrication with low volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions. Dow says its new solution supports pultrusion of composites for a number of applications, including building profles, such as pilings, panels and window profles, as well as utility poles, plus heavy-duty polyurethane pallets for logistics and transportation applications, and ladder rails for consumer use. The Dow pultrusion system also is said to provide low pull-through forces during processing, enabling greater productivity for fabricators. www.dow.com EconCore (Leuven, Belgium) is empha- sizing its patented ThermHex tech- nology for continuous production of thermoplastic honeycomb- cored sandwich materials. The ThermHex process consists of integrated steps: vacuum forming extruded flm to a pattern, mechanical folding to create honeycomb core structure, and lamination of skin material to the core. The process accommodates a wide range of thermoplastics to produce honeycomb core. PP is the most used, but PET, PA, PC, PLA, PPS, PVC, PMMA and others are possible. Faceskin options are equally broad, SHOW PREVIEW