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CompositesWorld.com 41 LMT Onsrud's CVD Diamond-Coated solid carbide cutting tools optimize performance when machining composite materials. - Multi-Flute Composite Routers - Low Helix Rougher Finishers - Low Helix Cutters - Composite Drills - 4 & 6 Flute Compression Spirals LMT Onsrud LP 1081 S. Northpoint Blvd Waukegan, IL 60085 Phone 800 234 1560 N E E D T O I N C R E A S E T O O L L I F E A N D PA R T Q U A L I T Y ? Visit www.onsrud.com for more information » COLOR MIXING & COLOR MATCHING SERVICES Gel coat tinting service expanded to mainland Europe Scott Bader Co. Ltd. (Wollaston, UK) is expanding its new GelTint volumetric gel coat RAL color-tinting service to the wider European composites market, having fully trialed and market-tested the service with customers in the UK. Five new GelTint service centers in mainland Europe are near completion. Each center houses a fully automated mini-production unit that can rapidly measure, mix and supply single or multiple 20-kg keg orders for a pigmented gel coat in any of the 210 RAL classic colors in the RAL K7-color fan deck. A custom color matching service also is available. The GelTint production process has been developed by Scott Bader in cooperation with Italian pigment dispensing and mixing machine producer COROB SpA (San Felice Sul Panaro, Italy). Typical delivery lead time for colored material is two working days. To cover a broad range of interior and exterior end-use applications and processing needs, standard white and clear Lloyd's Register marine quality gel coat bases in brush (GT600) or spray (GT900) options are used for all GelTint-colored gel coat orders. The raw materials used by the GelTint system have undergone extensive testing and customer trials to validate all aspects of performance including freeze/thaw cycles on pigments; 12-week stability testing of pigments in base resins; long-term pigment exposure; 1,000-hour UV and QUV testing; and blister testing for marine and exterior application validation. www.scottbader.com » MOLDMAKING MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT High-temperature, low-CTE tooling board DUNA-USA Inc. (Baytown, TX, US) has introduced Black Corintho, a high-temperature, high-density, low-coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) tooling board for prototyping, composite layup tooling and master model making. Black Corintho offers service temperature of 204°C, 801 kg/m 3 density, 11.54 CTE at 38-121°C, 12.17 CTE at 38-204°C, and thermal conductivity of 280 mW/m 3 K. It is offered in board format, 1,500 mm long by 500 mm wide, and up to 100 mm thick. It also is offered with DUNAPOX Black Sea 125 high-temperature epoxy sealer, and DUNAPOX Black AD 125 high-temperature epoxy adhesive. www.dunagroup.com/usa/home » PLY PLACEMENT GUIDES & EQUIPMENT Advanced, laser-guided assembly system Virtek Vision International Inc. (Waterloo, ON, Canada) has introduced IRIS 3D, an advanced laser-guided assembly system with new Integrated Vision technology, FlashAlign functionality and upgraded laser-line visibility. Virtek says initial alignment of the system with on-mold targets is 20 times faster than the predecessor system, and re-alignments neces- sitated by drift of the projector or the mold have been reduced from minutes to seconds. Other features include projected crosshairs for drill and punch locations, field-replaceable components, easy installation and portability, projected menus, Windows 10 compatibility and an improved user interface. www.virtek.ca NEW PRODUCTS

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