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Windform materials pass space tests
Reinforced Plastics Volume 59, Number 6 November/December 2015
TECHNOLOGY
Technology Windform materials pass space tests Windform Additive Manufacturing says that its Windform XT 2.0 plastic additive manufacturing (AM) material has passed European Space Agency (ESA) screening outgassing tests. The tests are performed in accordance with ESA TEC-QTE 7171 (based on ECSSQ-ST-70-02C), for use in space vehicles. Metallized coated and uncoated samples of Windform XT 2.0 have been tested in the mVCM facility of the TEC-QTE laboratory at ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands. The ESA outgassing tests can be considered passed for both coated and not-coated
samples and they respond to the general outgassing criteria based upon the microVCM test (as defined by ECSS-Q-ST-7002C). The general requirement for materials screening outgassing is RML < 1.0% and CVCM < 0.1%.
Windform; www.windform.com
Windform’s AM material has passed European Space Agency (ESA) screening outgassing tests.
Ultrasound array camera can help carbon fiber quality assurance JR Technology has provided DolphiCam CF08 and CF16 ultrasound cameras to composite engineering departments in the University of Bristol and two other UK universities. The DolphiCam is designed for NDT inspection of carbon fibre reinforced plastics up to 16 mm thick. It uses transducer
technology with signalling electronics to create high-resolution 2D/3D images of the area under inspection. It enables the status of the material to be quickly verified, helping research, manufacturing and service personnel to perform effective QA and to develop an effective repair strategy.
The universities are using the DolphiCam to inspect test panels and samples for various projects. Offering an alternative to full immersion C-scan, it gives comparable results very quickly.
JR Technology; www.jrtech.co.uk
TRB Lightweight Structures releases lightweight composite panel TRB Lightweight Structures, a designer of lightweight structures for the rail, aerospace, and industrial markets, has launched its range of Cellite 840 composite panels for aerospace applications.
The panels are made from woven glass with a phenolic resin and a Nomex honeycomb core. Available with a full set of test data, Cellite panels are available with short lead times in a wide range of thickness and
size. This new design extends the range of TRB’s lightweight composite flat panels, which have a long history of use in rail and aerospace applications. TRB Lightweight Structures; www.trbls.com
[1_TD$IF]Tooling company enters UK composites market Tooling specialist Dimar Tooling is entering the UK composites market by launching a range of products specifically designed for composite materials.
Previously, Dimar has supplied tooling solutions to the industrial woodworking industry and has developed proprietary grades of carbide, along with tooling geom-
etry, to combat similar challenges in the composite market. Composite materials, being very abrasive, are difficult to machine and material
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TECHNOLOGY
Technology Windform materials pass space tests Windform Additive Manufacturing says that its Windform XT 2.0 plastic additive manufacturing (AM) material has passed European Space Agency (ESA) screening outgassing tests. The tests are performed in accordance with ESA TEC-QTE 7171 (based on ECSSQ-ST-70-02C), for use in space vehicles. Metallized coated and uncoated samples of Windform XT 2.0 have been tested in the mVCM facility of the TEC-QTE laboratory at ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands. The ESA outgassing tests can be considered passed for both coated and not-coated
samples and they respond to the general outgassing criteria based upon the microVCM test (as defined by ECSS-Q-ST-7002C). The general requirement for materials screening outgassing is RML < 1.0% and CVCM < 0.1%.
Windform; www.windform.com
Windform’s AM material has passed European Space Agency (ESA) screening outgassing tests.
Ultrasound array camera can help carbon fiber quality assurance JR Technology has provided DolphiCam CF08 and CF16 ultrasound cameras to composite engineering departments in the University of Bristol and two other UK universities. The DolphiCam is designed for NDT inspection of carbon fibre reinforced plastics up to 16 mm thick. It uses transducer
technology with signalling electronics to create high-resolution 2D/3D images of the area under inspection. It enables the status of the material to be quickly verified, helping research, manufacturing and service personnel to perform effective QA and to develop an effective repair strategy.
The universities are using the DolphiCam to inspect test panels and samples for various projects. Offering an alternative to full immersion C-scan, it gives comparable results very quickly.
JR Technology; www.jrtech.co.uk
TRB Lightweight Structures releases lightweight composite panel TRB Lightweight Structures, a designer of lightweight structures for the rail, aerospace, and industrial markets, has launched its range of Cellite 840 composite panels for aerospace applications.
The panels are made from woven glass with a phenolic resin and a Nomex honeycomb core. Available with a full set of test data, Cellite panels are available with short lead times in a wide range of thickness and
size. This new design extends the range of TRB’s lightweight composite flat panels, which have a long history of use in rail and aerospace applications. TRB Lightweight Structures; www.trbls.com
[1_TD$IF]Tooling company enters UK composites market Tooling specialist Dimar Tooling is entering the UK composites market by launching a range of products specifically designed for composite materials.
Previously, Dimar has supplied tooling solutions to the industrial woodworking industry and has developed proprietary grades of carbide, along with tooling geom-
etry, to combat similar challenges in the composite market. Composite materials, being very abrasive, are difficult to machine and material
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