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53 CompositesWorld.com including both thermoplastics and thermoplastic composites reinforced with glass, carbon or natural fbers, as well as thermoset composites, steel, aluminum, wood and more. EconCore will showcase a number of sandwich materials produced today by its licensees. Applications include reusable packaging, graphical displays, and building and construction, marine and transportation (including automotive) components. Among the latter are interior door panels (see photo, p. 52) made with the ThermHex process by converting pellets to flm, flm to core, and in-line laminating of natural fber skins to make the sandwich panel. Decorative textile layer and thermoforming to fnal part shape may be integrated on a commercial scale. EconCore will stress the ability to integrate fnishing steps, such as decorative or UV protection layers. Post-processing opera- tions, such as thermoforming, can be integrated. www.econcore.com Elliott Co. of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN, US) is featuring its line of rigid polyiso/urethane foam core materials. Supplied as blocks, sheets and also in custom shapes, ELFOAM products are said to ofer excellent insulating, fre resistance and structural physical properties. Depending on performance requirements, ELFOAM's ability to save weight, resist chemicals and handle temperatures of ±149°C can be of value in a variety of panel, tank, slope, insert and equipment applications. The company now also ofers fabrication options to complement its sheeting, scoring, perforating and profling capabilities. www.elliottfoam.com Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma, WA, US) will showcase ongoing advances in efectively accelerating and automating composite parts manufacturing. Drawing on almost 100 years of custom machinery design/build experience, Globe ofers customer-focused solutions to production efciency, cost-control and material-handling problems. Its RapidClave curing systems are designed to enable parts-makers to attain autoclave-quality thermoset resin cures in minutes instead of hours. New concepts in unidirectional thermoplastic composite tape layup, and processing of tailored blanks, reportedly ofer successful 1-minute part cycle times for automotive part workcells. www.globemachine.com Visitors to the Hennecke (Lawrence, PA, US) exhibit will learn about the latest developments in its line of polyurethane composite fabrication technology. Of particular interest will be a high-performance carbon fber/aluminum hybrid automobile wheel rim, manufactured with the aid of Hennecke's STREAMLINE high-pressure metering system for high-pressure resin transfer molding (HP-RTM) applications. Apart from a high-end surface structure, such rims ofer enormous 25-30% weight reductions vs. conventional forged-aluminum rims. The result is not only lower fuel consumption, but also noticeably improved driving dynamics. Its HP-RTM process, says Hennecke, ofers greater efciency and product quality, and the option of processing large volumes economically. Also on display: An Audi R8 automotive dashboard shell made with reaction Automated RF "Out Time" Tracking for Receipt of TATS Materials A DATA–DRIVEN APPROACH TO QUALITY PROTECT PRODUCT INTEGRITY with end-to-end cold chain visibility REDUCE COST AND BUSINESS RISK with data-driven cold chain strategies IMPROVE DATA HANDLING with the latest technologies Visit us at Booth #Z87 to learn more from the cold chain experts www.sensitech.com Amsterdam Bangalore Boston Hong Kong Melbourne Santiago Shanghai © 2015. Sensitech Inc. All rights reserved. LOCATION AND TEMPERATURE MONITORING CAMX 2015