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53 CompositesWorld.com 1-888-PEEL-PLY (733-5759) | Fax 336-510-8003 | precisionfabrics.com Precision Fabrics is an ISO 9001 certified company It takes both imagination and engineering to achieve fl ight. Today, in establishing their specifi cations, aircraft manufacturers trust Precision Fabrics Group to help them think beyond existing material and processing limits. Working together, we can help you develop products for your specifi c applications. For more information about PFG Peel Ply that meets aerospace specifi cations, contact Allen Leonard at 1-888-PEEL-PLY, or Allen.Leonard@precisionfabrics.com of The POWER PEEL PLY CAMX 2017 Structural adhesives: Shorter fixture times Scott Bader North America (Stow, OH, US) is featuring two new Crestomer grades recently added to its structural adhesives range: Crestomer Advantage 10 in 380-ml cartridges, with a 50% shorter fixture time of only 70 minutes (compared with Advantage 30); and Crestomer 1150PA, available in 25-kg pails and 200-kg drums for use with dispensing equipment, also with a 50% shorter fixture time of 5 hours compared with Crestomer 1152PA, which is a long-established grade with Lloyds, DNV and RINA marine approvals. Both new grades are primarily aimed at structurally bonding smaller-sized composite components and improving productivity. All Crestomer products are urethane acrylate-based structural adhesives in a styrene monomer. Scott Bader notes that they were originally developed for bonding GRP and marine ply substrates, but that with suitable surface preparation, they also can be used to bond aluminum and stainless steel parts. All grades are highly thixotropic and, therefore, do not sag during application on vertical surfaces, and they exhibit good gap-filling capabilities. Booth N16. www.scottbader-na.com Additive manufacturing equipment Additive manufacturing and 3D printing specialist Stratasys Inc. (Eden Prairie, MN, US) is emphasizing the manufacture of molds and mandrels made with its fused deposition modeling (FDM) materials and equipment. Also in the Stratasys booth are detailed and custom composite layup tools, the Stratasys Fortus 450mc 3D printer and finished examples of 3D printing tooling applications. Booth S43. www.stratasys.com