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39 CompositesWorld.com AS/EN9100C, ISO 9001 & 14001 © 2017 Web Industries, Inc. All rights reserved. Attending CAMX? Visit us at Booth M51. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 508.573.7979 l sales@webindustries.com The Industry Leader in Prepreg Composite Formatting Aerospace fabricators trust Web's PrecisionSlit ™ formatting technologies to produce best-in-class prepreg slit tapes, thermoplastic chop, and ply kits customized to streamline their work ow, drive value, and mitigate risk. Stop by our CAMX booth and learn how our formatting technologies can improve your manufacturing ef ciencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAMX 2017 Nonabrasive tool- cleaning solution Cold Jet LLC (Loveland, OH, US) is providing dry-ice cleaning demonstra- tions in its booth. The demos use Cold Jet's i 3 MicroClean, which features dry ice blasting technology, a non- abrasive cleaning method that provides a composite tool-cleaning solution that is fast, delicate and does not use chemicals or solvents. Designed around Cold Jet's patented shaved dry ice technology, the i 3 MicroClean reportedly enables the cleaning of intricate cavities that other methods cannot reach. The MicroClean system, says Cold Jet, extends the life of equipment by eliminating the need for chemicals, wire brushes and abrasive pads, and allows for longer use cycles between preventive maintenance downtimes. Tooling used for, but not limited to, compression molding, resin transfer molding, extrusion, prepreg- ging and wet layup are suitable applica- tions for dry-ice blast cleaning. Visit Cold Jet in Booth Q68. www.coldjet.com Production monitoring/ control systems Convergent Manufacturing Technologies Inc. (Vancouver, BC, Canada) and its US-based partner Convergent Manufacturing Technologies US Inc. (Seattle, WA, US) are demonstrating in Booth D43 their turnkey digital manufacturing solutions. From pre- manufacturing composites process simulation and materials characterization to process monitoring, Convergent's products and services are designed to increase the efficiency and reduce the risk of composites manufacturing. The Convergent software suite includes RAVEN and COMPRO composite process simulation software, as well as newer additions, including KERMODE and LIMS. RAVEN and COMPRO are reportedly robust tools for thermal analysis, with COMPRO also able predict thickness changes, porosity, geometric compliance and residual stress. Their functionality is now complemented by KERMODE, a materials characterization workflow tool said to enable greater ease and speed in creating materials models for simulation, and LIMS, liquid injection molding simulation software. Convergent's hardware solutions include the COHO vacuum leak detection system and a line of pressure transducers. COHO (pat. pend.) reportedly saves time in production by detecting and localizing vacuum bag, equipment and tooling leaks. COHO's features include leak identification and localization in real time, flow measurements, data logging for better quality control and historical data mining, and increased consistency in bagging practices. www.convergent.ca

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