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55 CompositesWorld.com W T F yoming est ixtures INC. • Over 40 types of fixtures in stock, ready to be shipped. • Expert consultation with Dr. Adams • Email or call today to discuss your fixture and custom design needs. Fastener Double Shear Test Fixtures NASM 1312-13 2960 E. Millcreek Canyon Road Salt Lake City, UT 84109 Phone (801) 484.5055 Fax (801) 484.6008 email: wtf@wyomingtestfixtures.com www.wyomingtestfixtures.com Dr. Donald F. Adams President 50 years of Composite Testing Experience WE HAVE A VARIETY OF CUSTOM SHEAR FIXTURES We provide quotes for a variety of grips, fixtures, and jigs. We carry over 40 types of fixtures in stock, available for immediate delivery. Email or call us today. We look forward to hearing from you. Amsler Double Shear Test Fixture ASTM B 769 Fastener Single Shear Test Fixture NASM 1312-20 Custom Pin Single Shear Test Fixture CAMX 2017 Textile specialties for composites Textile Products Inc. (TPI, Anaheim, CA, US) is a specialty composite textile manufacturer, dedicated to the development and production of custom fabrics. It is featuring its experience with a variety of yarns, including carbon fiber (standard, intermediate and high-modulus), aramid, quartz, glass and metallic wires. These include the ability to handle fragile, difficult-to- weave yarns, such as those made from ceramics and nickel-coated carbon fibers. Also featured are custom fabrics for aerospace, transportation, communications, marine, industrial, recreational and construction applications. TPI notes that it was one of the original suppliers to be certified to BMS 9-8 by The Boeing Co. (Chicago, IL, US), more than 40 years ago. Booth T6. www.textileproducts.com Large-scale 3D printer for modeling, tooling & fixturing Thermwood Corp. (Dale, IN, US) is exhibiting its line of 3- and 5-axis CNC routers as well as its new Large Scale Additive Manufacturing (LSAM) systems. The latter uses a two-step, near-net- shape production process in which the part is first 3D printed, layer by layer, to slightly larger than its final size. The part is then trimmed to its final size and shape, using a CNC router. The process operates in free space and does not require molds or tooling. Thermwood's new LSAM is, in fact, used to produce mold tooling, as well as masters, fixtures, patterns and plugs for foundries and thermoforming shops, and for product developers in a variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive and boating. LSAM's high-wall, overhead gantry features a 10-ft wide, 5-ft high (3m by 1.5m) work envelope. Length of the work envelope can be as short as 10 ft/3m but as long as 100 ft/30.5m or more. LSAM systems include a print gantry and a 5-axis trim gantry. Both gantries operate over the entire table surface. Thermwood's print gantry features an advanced, Thermwood- developed, vertically mounted Melt Core print head that melts and meters the polymer bead and can process filled thermoplastic composite materials at very high temperatures. Programming and control is provided by LSAM Print 3D, a slicing software solution designed specifically for LSAM that operates within Mastercam, which means it works with any CAD file format compatible with Mastercam. The output is a print file that can be loaded directly into the print gantry control on an LSAM machine and will provide the CNC programs necessary to operate the machine and make the part. No additional software or post-processor is required. Booth Q23. www.thermwood.com.