Figure 1. (click to enlarge) Available in tape or rod form, carbon-fiber composites are increasingly being used in place of metals for implants. The basic mechanical principles behind implants used ...

Weight reduction and lean manufacturing are key focuses in the aerospace sector as designers seek to the reduce operating costs of their aircraft. Consequently, thermoplastic composites that can ...

Roboze, a provider of industrial additive manufacturing solutions, reveals the latest developments obtained from the implementation of two flagship materials of the company: Carbon PA PRO, PA 6 ...

Impossible Objects, North Brook, Ill., has added PEEK to its 3D printing offerings. "Plastic-based 3D printing has not been able to compete with metals because of temperature resistance and strength.

Complexity and strength. Components like the B bracket for aircraft storage bins exhibit both high complexity and a requirement for high strength — a combination for which the hybrid overmolding ...

A wave of recent research projects presented at the latest International PEEK Meeting in Washington, D.C., has highlighted the increasing adoption of PEEK implants in clinical practice as well as the ...

In this interview Jason Fant, Global Market Manager from Zeus Industrial Products, Inc. and Matthew Davis, Lead Research Engineer from Luna Innovations talks to AZoM about using PEEK Thermally Stable ...

A leading space company turned to Electroimpact to build large composite structures for a reusable carbon fiber rocket. In this project, REDEX precision gear racks and slew bearings power the motion ...