Materials products

Stainless steel powder for AM

3D printing company EOS has developed StainlessSteel 17-4PH IndustryLine, an iron-based metal alloy powder for use in its EOS M 290 metal 3D printer.

Composite EV wins design award

A team of engineers at Kocaeli University have won a design award for a composite electric vehicle (EV).

University 3D prints ‘inside out’ rocket engine

Engineers at Monash University in Australia have test fired a rocket designed and printed using 3D printing technology.

Armacell launches recycled foam core

Armacell has developed ArmaFORM PET MultiCore (MC), which is made of 100% post-consumer PET.

Fishing rod nominated for innovation award

Lingrove has made a fishing rod which has been nominated for the Unsurpassed Innovation Award at the upcoming CAMX composites show.

3A Composites at Composites Europe

3A Composites plans to present its new AIREX T10.60 and BALTEK VBC QX foam core at Composites Europe.

Spheretex launches reinforced material

Spheretex, which makes lightweight core materials has developed Sphere.easy, a core material with outer layers of reinforcement.

Kyocera at EMO 2017

Kyocera plans to showcase a number of new products at machine tooling show EMO 2017 taking place from 8 to 23 September 2017 in Hanover, Germany.

ZEISS Crossbeam 550 sets new standards in 3D analytics and sample preparation with FIB-SEMs

Oak Ridge creates first 3D-printed submersible hull

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has created what it says is the military’s first 3D-printed submersible hull out of carbon fiber composite.

New surface area analyzer

Materials specialist Quantachrome has developed Autoflow BET+, an automatic surface area analyzer.

Arburg at EuroPM

Arburg says that it will exhibit a smartphone housing made using metal injection molding (MIM) at EuroPM.

LPW showcases AM products at 3D printing show

LPW Technology Ltd will be showcasing its AM-related products at the TCT Show 2017.

NTPT makes prepreg panels for boat building

North Thin Ply Technology and FIBRE Mechanics have built a range of boat components made with prepreg composite panels.

Road Bike features carbon fiber textiles

British bike manufacturer Orro has released the Terra C model road bike featuring sigmaIF – a combination of Innegra and Sigmatex carbon fibers.

Fireproof thread uses fire retardant fiber

Kingbird has launched a range of fireproof threads that use a fire retardant meta-aramid fiber.

3D printing the past

Concept Laser says that has made a 3D printed version of a 2,800 year old Celtic figure of a bronze horse rider found in Germany.

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