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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014
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On-the-Floor Highlights:
A review of some of the material and
equipment technologies you’ll find on the
show floor. PG 9
Monomer-Free Sheet
Molding Compound:
Efforts to develop a monomer-free SMC
are starting to bear fruit. PG 6
CAMX 2014 FAQ:
The past, present and future of CAMX
and cooperation between ACMA and
SAMPE. PG 8
NIST and Composites
Acceptability:
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CAMX Awards given —
keynote speaker inspires
By Sara Black
CompositesWorld Magazine
compositesworld.com
CAMX attendees gathered in the fourth-floor
Valencia ballroom on Tuesday morning for the
General Session and keynote address, sponsored
by Owens Corning. Jay Merrell, ACMA’s chairman
of the board, and Ted Lynch, SAMPE’s North
American president, offered their perspectives on
the development of CAMX 2014. Lynch noted that
“solid, strong feedback” from SAMPE members
helped alleviate nervousness about the combined
event, and that he is “proud” of the CAMX
show. Merrell noted that the new combined
event brings the industry together. Merrell and
Lynch acknowledged the efforts of the CAMX
Steering Committee, headed by Marcy Offner of
Composites One for ACMA, and by Tom Haulik
of Hexcel Corp. for the SAMPE side. Offner took
the podium to welcome showgoers and describe
the Steering Committee’s efforts to deliver a
See Keynote, continued on page 3
Composites are earning their way into
more applications, but there’s still work to
be done. PG 7
Cast Polymers Luncheon
Preview:
The International Cast Polymers
Alliance hosts its annual awards
luncheon today. PG 5
Kevin Mickey, president, of
Scaled Composites, said of
the 2004 X-Prize, which Scaled
Composites won, “Do not spend
$30 million to win $10 million.”
Demos and Schedules:
On-the-floor demonstrations and shuttle
bus schedules. PG 4
EVENTS NOT TO MISS
• Exhibit Hall Open
TIME: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 pm
• Job Board
TIME: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 pm
Outside Room W224
• Poster Session
TIME: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Outside Room W221
• Market Segments
Reception
TIME: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
W414 - 4th Level
• Aerospace
• Automotive/Transportation
• Building/Construction/Architecture
• Energy
• International
• Pultrusion/Corrosion
NASA-Boeing, Composite Panel Systems win CAMX Awards
By Jeff Sloan
CompositesWorld Magazine
compositesworld.com
Foundation Walls, submitted by Composite Panel
Systems LLC.
NASA worked with Boeing to design, fabricate
The inaugural CAMX 2014 also ushers into the
composites industry a new awards program,
called CAMX Awards. Twelve finalists competed
for two CAMX Awards, one to recognize collaboration and teamwork in a composite application, and the other to recognize innovation that
promises to provide substantial market impact.
On Tuesday morning during the CAMX General
Session, Ashland announced the winners of the
2014 CAMX Awards.
The Combined Strength Award was given to the
NASA-Boeing Composite Cryotank Technologies
& Demonstration Team, submitted by NASA
Glenn Research. The Unsurpassed Innovation
Award was given to the Epitome Quality
See CAMX Awards, continued on page 3
The NASA-Boeing composite cyrotank is
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and test an all-composite cryogenic fuel
tank for space launch vehicles. The tank
achieved a 30 percent weight savings and
25 percent cost savings, allowing insertion
of higher mass payloads to low-Earth orbit
and beyond. At the current space launch
system configuration of 8.4m diameter, the
composite cryotank could warrant as much
as 1,400 kg/3,806 lb of added payload.
Receiving the Combined Strength Award
was John Vickers, NASA program manager
for the Composite Cryotank Technologies
& Demonstration Team. “A lot of people
worked very hard between government
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Keynote, continued from page 1
combined show that will “inspire” the
industry. She then introduced Andrew Beer
of Ashland, the sponsor of the new CAMX
Awards program.
Beer highlighted the 12 entries for the
CAMX Awards program, which took its
cue from the CAMX motto: “Combined
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and industry and Boeing and NASA to make
this project work,” he told the crowd of
more than 1,500 who attended the CAMX
General Session and Keynote Tuesday
morning. He noted that the tank went a
long way toward proving composite capabilities in space launch applications. “We
threw a lot at these tanks during testing,
and they stood up.”
Receiving the Unsurpassed Innovation
Award was Glenn Schiffmann, managing
member of Composite Panel Systems LLC
(Eagle River, Wis.). He told the audience
that it was two years ago, at the National
Homebuilders Show here in Orlando, that
he first hatched the idea of a composite
sandwich panel system designed to replace
traditional concrete in residential home
foundations. Working with the close
support of resin manufacturer Ashland,
Schiffmann says his panel system provides
easy and fast installation which can be
performed by typical work crew, without
the time and effort required to pour a
concrete foundation. Further, it provides
R-16.5 insulation value, integrated stud
cavities for mechanicals and inherent
damp-proofing. Schiffmann says reception
in the building and construction industry
to the Epitome Quality Foundation Walls
system has been positive so far. He’s
working with Ashland and other suppliers
to increase manufacturing efficiencies
Strength, Unsurpassed Innovation.” The
flagship CAMX Award recognizes innovations that have the potential to significantly
impact composites and advanced materials in the marketplace, with two awards
given: one that represents a combination
of strong technologies, and the second for
game-changing innovation. The dozen
award entries, said Beer, reflected the
depth and breadth of the industry, with
each having the “potential to shift market
expectations.” The winners were the NASABoeing Composite Cryotank Technologies
and Demonstration (CCTD) Team for the
Combined Strength Award, and Epitome
Quality Foundation Walls from Composite
Panel Systems LLC for the Unsurpassed
Innovation Award. The winners and the
other award candidates can be viewed in
the Awards Pavilion in the Exhibit Hall.
(See story on front page.)
The keynote speaker, Scaled Composites’
president Kevin Mickey, was introduced
by Kim Howard of Owens Corning, who
emphasized the importance of innovation,
risk-taking and a collaborative working
environment that is represented by Scaled
Composites’ success. Mickey, an engaging
speaker who referred to CAMX attendees
as the “world’s brightest people,” reviewed
the many ground-breaking milestones
that Scaled Composites had accomplished
Glenn Schiffmann, managing member
of Composite Panel Systems, receives
the Unsurpassed Innovation Award.
and drive down the cost further and make
it cost-competitive with concrete. That’s
within reach, he believes.
The winners of the other awards
competition at CAMX, ACMA’s Awards
in Composites Excellence (ACE), will be
announced on Thursday at the ACMA
Awards Luncheon, 12-1:30 p.m. in the
Valencia Ballroom. All of the award
entrants, both CAMX Awards and ACE,
can be seen in the Exhibit Hall at the
Awards Pavilion.
since its start in 1982. One of those was
the winning, in 2004, of the Ansari X-Prize
of $10 million for development of a reusable rocket that could take three persons
to space and return safely to earth, with
funding from billionaire Paul Allen. Mickey
stressed that his company builds “fast” with
out-of-autoclave (OOA) technology and
eschews “black aluminum.” The company’s
latest venture, also funded by Allen, is the
development of the Stratolaunch aircraft,
an enormous plane with a 385-ft wingspan
that will carry and launch a rocket capable
of carrying 13,500-lb payloads to low-Earth
orbit. The first flight of the Stratolaunch
behemoth is slated for 2016.
Mickey inspired the audience with his
company’s philosophy of finding programs,
like Stratolaunch, that excite his workers
and make for a fun working environment.
He stressed that risk-taking is important:
“If you take chances, you might fail, but if
you don’t take chances, you’ll never make
any progress. Don’t be afraid of taking
educated, calculated risks!” The success of
Scaled Composites shows that being bold
and taking risks, while celebrating results
and learning from failures, is a winning
combination. Concluded Mickey, “The
process shouldn’t be the product — stop
talking and start doing.”
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CAMX on-floor demonstrations
There is no shortage of actual manufacturing taking place at CAMX, some of it
designed to highlight capability, some
of it to educate composite professionals
on manufacturing processing methods.
Whatever your level of interest, there are
several manufacturing demonstration
options on the show floor. Below is a list
of exhibitors that have reported they are
offering demonstrations:
• A&P Technology, Booth 2447: Fiber
reinforcement and braided products
• Composites One, Booth 2570: Closed
molding processes
• Entec Composite Machines, Booth
3561: High-speed filament winding
• MarkForged, Booth 1533: Continuous
fiber additive manufacturing
• NETZSCH Instruments, Booth 1643:
Material analysis instruments
• RocTool, Booth 4365: High-speed
injection, heating, cooling
• Sandvik Process Systems, Booth 3768:
Continuous process systems
• SWORL, Booth 3261: Reusable vacuum
membranes
CAMX shuttle bus schedule
The Convention Center shuttle bus stops are located in the main bus drop-off area between the Exhibit Hall C Lobby area and Conference
Program Rooms W224. If you require an ADA shuttle bus or would like additional information, call 310-466-4699. (Call at least 30 minutes
prior to desired pickup time if an ADA bus is required.)
Hotel Route
BUS
ROUTE
HOTEL
HOTEL SHUTTLE BOARDING LOCATION
Avanti Resort
1
Curbside, International Dr.
Courtyard Orlando International Drive
1
Curbside, Austrian Ct.
Embassy Suites Orlando — International Drive South
1
I-Ride Trolley Stop 22, International Dr.
Rosen Inn Pointe Orlando
1
Curbside, International Dr.
Hampton Inn Orlando
2
Walk to Springhill Suites, curbside, Universal Blvd.
Homewood Suites by Hilton Orlando
2
Walk to Springhill Suites, curbside, Universal Blvd.
Hyatt Place Orlando/Convention Center
2
Walk to Springhill Suites, curbside, Universal Blvd.
Residence Inn Orlando Convention Center
2
Walk to Springhill Suites, curbside, Universal Blvd.
Springhill Suites Orlando Convention Center
2
Curbside, Universal Blvd.
DoubleTree
3
Outside of main lobby
Hours of Shuttle Bus Service*
Tuesday, Oct. 14
7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Every 10-15 minutes
Wednesday, Oct. 15
7:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Every 10-15 minutes
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Every 30 minutes
3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Every 10-15 minutes
7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Every 10-15 minutes
2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Every 30 minutes
Thursday, Oct. 16
*Shuttle departs Convention Center on the hour and half hour. Schedule may vary due to traffic and weather conditions. Last bus leaves from
hotel 30 minutes prior to end time with no return service.
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University Pavilion helps students integrate with composite professionals
By Sara Black
CompositesWorld Magazine
compositesworld.com
CAMX 2014 welcomes students and
learning institutions to the event, and
is providing several different ways to
participate. One of these is the University
Pavilion, an area of the exhibit hall dedicated exclusively to colleges and universities. The Pavilion is located in the back of
the exhibit hall, near the end of the 1600
aisle, and adjacent to the CAMX Lounge
seating area. Seifert and Skinner & Assoc.
(Booth 1583) and Nippon Graphite Fiber
(Booth 1782) are located adjacent to
the Pavilion.
Booths have been reserved by:
University of North Carolina Charlotte
– School of Architecture; International
Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) School
of Technology and Trades; Winona State
University; North Dakota State University,
Mechanical Engineering Dept.; University
of South Carolina’s McNAIR Center for
Aerospace Innovation; Auburn University;
University of Massachusetts Lowell;
University of Mississippi; Composites
Washington (a consortium of 12 colleges
in the Seattle, Wash., area); Florida State
University High-Performance Institute;
University of Central Florida; University
of Alabama at Birmingham; and the
Advanced Structures and Composites
Center of the University of Maine.
Each of these schools, groups of schools
or centers has a focus on composites and
advanced materials manufacturing as a
concentration area, and is interested in
connecting with potential students and
graduate researchers. The gathering of
so many prestigious institutions will give
students and educators a chance to
share research, obtain advice on projects
and connect with people who inspire
them — and who can help later in
their careers.
For other education resources and
information, watch for the student Poster
Session Competition as well as papers and
presentations developed by students.
Cast polymers
membership awards
luncheon today
By Jeff Sloan
CompositesWorld Magazine
compositesworld.com
The International Cast Polymers Alliance
(ICPA, Arlington, Va.) is hosting its General
Session and Awards Luncheon today,
12-3 p.m. in room W311 D in the
Convention Center.
In addition to lunch, the program
features motivational speaker and author
Glenn Carver (Stand in the Heat), who
has inspired thousands of entrepreneurs,
business owners, sale professionals and
associations in North and South America.
The book is a survival guide based on the
experiences of people who have learned
to overcome the pressures of today —
including 15 legendary entrepreneurs who
triumphed over difficult situations.
ICPA members will also celebrate the
accomplishments of specific individuals and companies that have produced
outstanding work in the last year. A special
presentation will honor the best member
installations from the past year, and awards
will be given for Manufacturer of the Year
and Supplier of the Year.
Additionally, ICPA will celebrate its
heritage with the presentation of the ICPA
Excellence in Leadership award. This
recognition is given to individuals who
have set the standard for succeeding in
the cast polymer industry by supporting
the association for many years; providing
innovation, creativity and leadership
by example; overcoming obstacles; and
improving the industry for all.
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Research: Monomer-free sheet molding compound
By Mike Musselman
CompositesWorld Magazine
compositesworld.com
Sheet molding compound (SMC) has had
a long but not always happy history in the
automotive industry. Championed as a
lightweight replacement for steel semistructural members and Class A exterior
body parts, SMC hit hard times in the early
2000s when the baking processes used to
cure automotive paint caused SMC
formulations to outgas through microcracks, causing eruptions in the paint finish
that automakers dubbed “paint pops.” A
flurry of research projects tackled the issue
and by 2004, paint-pop-free formulations
were on the market. Today, SMC faces a
second challenge: The U.S. Health and
Human Services Department’s designation of styrene as a suspected carcinogen.
SMC variously uses four reactive diluents:
Styrene is the most common, but vinyl
toluene, divinyl benzene and acrylates
have all been used recently as styrene
replacements. But the potential for regulatory difficulties with reactive diluents
as a class has prompted efforts to develop
reactive diluent-free resins, particularly
for SMCs.
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The inaugural CAMX
2014 registration hall
Tuesday morning
ahead of the exhibit
hall opening. With more
than 550 exhibitors,
this will be North
America’s largest
composites trade show.
Kurt Butler, polymer engineer — R&D
in the Composite Group at Premix (North
Kingsville, Ohio) spoke on the subject at 8:30
a.m. Tuesday morning. He noted that there
are two hurdles to development of SMCs
without reactive diluents. The first is thickening of the SMC’s resin paste. The second
is shrinkage control to ensure accurate
finished part dimensions. A reactive diluent
has been crucial to both in the past.
A commercially available magnesium
oxide, in a 30 to 40 percent dispersion,
produced acceptable thickening, and
Butler’s team also tested proprietary
formulations that improve performance.
After the thickening hurdle was surmounted,
the task was to develop reactive-diluent-free
shrinkage-control agents. A number of
possibilities were tried, and Butler reports
that his team has actually produced SMCs
that duplicate the performance of current
SMCs. In glass-reinforced formulations —
ATH-filled and calcium carbonate-filled —
flexural strength and modulus come close
to the “control” SMC. Here, Butler considers
the combination of shrinkage control and
thickening “promising.” Indeed, test data
show some formulations are superior
in properties.
In carbon fiber-reinforced SMCs, those
containing proprietary thickeners and
those with magnesium oxide both fell a bit
short in flexural strength and tensile
strength, but some showed superior tensile
modulus, with comparable flexural modulus.
Butler concluded by saying that reactive
diluent-free resin systems can be thickened
successfully for SMC compounding and,
although study must continue, it is now
clear that both ATH and calcium carbonate
can used as fillers, with no wetting issues.
Although temperature has to be elevated to
accomplish thickening, standard peroxides
are still used to catalyze the resins and the
SMC compounding process is otherwise
unchanged. Butler believes that, over time,
the properties shortfalls in the carbon fiber
formulations will be overcome.
This evening’s networking opportunity focuses on end markets
By Sara Black
CompositesWorld Magazine
compositesworld.com
CAMX 2014 offers attendees unparalleled
opportunities for networking and making
valuable connections. One not-to-bemissed event is the Market Segments
Reception sponsored by Composites One.
The reception will be held Wednesday afternoon at the conclusion of the education and
technical sessions, 5-6 p.m. in Room W414.
This general networking opportunity is
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designed to allow for discussion of relevant issues within specific market areas of
interest. ACMA’s communications coordinator Mary Beck says that the market
segments will include aerospace, automotive/transportation, building/construction/architecture, energy applications,
pultrusion/corrosion and international.
The event promises to be a lively and
enjoyable venue to enjoy food and drink as
well as conversation with market segment
experts in attendance.
Sponsor Composites One is a family-
owned distributor with 60 years of experience in supplying composites materials to
all of these market segments. The company’s network of 32 local distribution centers
is dedicated to improving the composites
industry with more than 30,000 products as
well as technical assistance in processing
methods. Be sure to check out the Lean
Mean Closed Mold Machine Super Demo
area in the exhibit hall (Booth 2772) to see
Composites One and partner firms offer
instruction and tips for closed molding
technology.
NIST session outlines CAIIAC road map
By Sara Black
CompositesWorld Magazine
compositesworld.com
One of the first technical sessions on
Tuesday was a detailed look at a new
consortium under development, with the
moniker CAIIAC, or “kayak,” which stands
for Consortium for Accelerated Innovation
and Insertion of Advanced Composites.
Presenters included Chuck Zhang and
Ben Wang of the Georgia Institute of
Technology; Les Kramer of Advanced
Materials Professional Services LLC; and
Charlie Browning of the University of
Dayton. Funded by a National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) grant,
CAIIAC aims to develop a consortium
involving the entire value chain for accelerating the acceptance and use of advanced
composites in multiple markets.
Zhang outlined the “grand technical
challenges” that composites face, with a
list developed after polling key industry
leaders: 1) the need for scalable and reproducible out-of-autoclave (OOA) processes
on affordable tooling; 2) structural health
monitoring (SHM) to monitor a part’s
performance over its lifecycle; 3) the inclusion of nanoscale materials for improved
material performance; 4) the need for
quick and reliable joining methods as well
as repairs; 5) more standardized design
and testing methods for faster and more
affordable material certifications and
qualifications; and 6) better methods for
recycling and reusing composites.
Digging down into these issues,
presenters pointed out some of the needs
that must be addressed to meet these
challenges. These include faster-curing
resins, coupled with automation, for
scalable, reproducible processes. For the
success of SHM, sensors must be able to be
embedded without affecting part properties, and some rules should be put in place
for how to employ SHM
more effectively. In the
area of nano technology,
scalable, affordable
production of additives
is a must. With metal
fasteners still the norm,
more reliable bonding
methods are sorely needed
as well as simpler repair
technologies — coupled
with seamless nondestructive inspection (NDI).
Perhaps the biggest issue,
however, is that testing and
certification with current
testing schemes can take years, so “virtual”
material property verification methodology
making use of computational models has
to occur, said Zhang. The group will also
try to develop new methods for recycling,
and find markets and customers for recycled fiber.
The goal of the consortium is to create a
domestic, innovative ecosystem to accelerate adoption of advanced composites
with a much shorter time to market and
better technology transfer, to avoid the
“valley of death” scenario that often occurs
when a new technology is developed
before markets and funding are ready.
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CAMX FAQ: Past, present and future of the show
CAMX 2014 is an inaugural event and
unique in that it combines the resources
and efforts of two composites-related
organizations: the American Composites
Manufacturers Assn. (ACMA, Arlington,
Va.) and the Society for the Advancement
of Material and Process Engineering
(SAMPE, Covina, Calif.). ACMA and
SAMPE each used to host its own composites-related trade show, but composites
industry evolution over the last few years
has made a joint show not only practical,
but necessary. Some frequently asked
questions about the organizations and
the show:
Q: Why have ACMA and SAMPE joined
forces to coproduce CAMX?
A: The boards of both organizations recognize that as the industry emerges from the
recession, we are facing new challenges
and competition. Companies of all kinds
are looking for new materials, processes,
research and contacts. Composites and
advanced materials are uniquely positioned to solve many of the challenges
faced by government mandates, as well
as environmental and societal concerns.
As a result, new markets are opening for
composites and advanced materials.
As these new opportunities emerge,
SAMPE and ACMA recognize the value of
combining the strengths of their annual
trade show and convention into CAMX.
This event provides increased value and
truly meets the needs of members as well
as the much broader composites and
advanced materials community.
Q: Did ACMA and SAMPE merge into
one organization?
A: No, ACMA and SAMPE maintain their
distinction as separate organizations with
different goals and objectives. However,
the two organizations jointly produce
CAMX — The Composites and Advanced
Materials Expo.
Q: Will ACMA and SAMPE still host their
current shows and conferences?
A: CAMX is replacing both organizations’
primary annual events, which are typically
held in the spring. This includes ACMA’s
COMPOSITES Exhibition and Convention,
and SAMPE’s Annual Spring Convention.
Each organization will continue to hold
other conferences, workshops and exhibitions as determined by their respective
boards of directors and members.
Q: What is the focus and
purpose of CAMX?
the application — transportation, aerospace, marine, wind energy, software,
construction and infrastructure, medical,
academics, sports and leisure — CAMX is
America’s go-to event for products, solutions, networking and advanced industry
thinking for all market segments.
Q: Who owns CAMX?
A: The new event is owned and produced
equally by ACMA and SAMPE, with
Gardner Business Media (publisher of
CompositesWorld and the CAMX Show
Daily) as the official media partner.
These three organizations are the primary
composites and advanced materials
organizations in the U.S., and by
attending CAMX you are helping to
support the composites and advanced
materials industry.
Q: Where and when is CAMX 2015
taking place?
A: CAMX 2015 will be held Oct. 26-29,
2015, at the Dallas Convention Center in
Dallas, Texas.
A: CAMX serves the entire composites and
advanced materials industry. It will be the
one source for connecting and advancing
all aspects of the world’s Composites and
Advanced Materials communities: R&D,
engineering, manufacturing, service
providers and end-users. Regardless of
EXHIBIT HOURS
Wednesday, October 15
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, October 16
9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Upcoming
SAMPE
Seminars
SAMPE Seminars provide valuable, in-depth
education in high-interest subject areas. Choose
from one of our upcoming seminars and visit
www.nasampe.org for a complete list of all
upcoming SAMPE Seminars and Conferences.
For more information and to register visit
www.nasampe.org.
Contact:
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014
2-Day Seminar - Sandwich Structures Seminar
October 27-28, 2014 / Anaheim, CA
This seminar is specifically designed for engineers who are
responsible for the design and fabrication of sandwich structures.
The application of composite materials as the facing material is of
particular interest and a focus of the seminar.
2-Day Seminar - Tooling Design
and Materials Overview for
Composite Manufacturing
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November 11-12, 2014 / Irving, TX
This seminar is intended for tooling engineers, tool designers, tool
fabricators, and anyone else interested in tooling for composites.
The two-day workshop is an interactive event where audience
discussions about relevant tooling applications and questions
about current projects are encouraged.
CAMX highlights on the floor
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fiber molding compound in automotive
roof bows and heavy truck underhood
applications as well as arms and legs for
Ferno’s iN∫X Integrated Patient Transport
and Loading System. TCG is also introducing two new materials: PremierUV for
high ultraviolet radiation resistance and
PremierLT with a specific gravity as low as
1.2 for lightweight applications.
The CAMX 2014 exhibit floor is packed
with plenty of new material and process
innovations not to be missed. Highlights
from a first walkthrough include the
DolphiCam (Booth 3354) ultrasound
camera approved for use on the Boeing
787 Dreamliner’s carbon fiber composites.
This handheld system enables dry coupling
and produces 2-D and 3-D images, as well
as A-, B- and C-scans of suspected damage
areas. Another NDT must-see is The Ultran
Group’s (Booth 2176) U710 noncontact
(air-coupled) inline ultrasonic system
for 100 percent inspection of uncured
composite parts or materials (e.g., prepreg)
and cured parts, including defects, delamination, porosity, density, thickness and
level of impregnation (LOI).
Braided crash cones, utility poles and
other structures are shown at Highland
Composite Structures (Booth 3961), a new
subsidiary of Tokyo, Japan-based technical
textiles leader Takata. Announced in May,
the company’s new 62,000-ft2 facility in
Statesville, N.C., will produce preforms
using braiding and other textiles, as well as
parts for aerospace, automotive, industrial
and sporting goods using resin transfer
molding (RTM) and resin infusion. Also
new is L&L Products’ (Booth 3953) reformable epoxy adhesive film, combining the
adhesion of epoxy with the processing ease
and flexibility of a thermoplastic. In the
reverse, Arkema’s (Booth 3761) new Elium
thermoplastic resin offers recyclability
with a material that is liquid at room
temperature and is easily processed like a
thermoset with RTM and infusion. Its new
Nanostrength additive toughens thermoset
resins without the processing and property
issues of traditional thermoplastic particle
tougheners, absorbing twice the impact
energy with a concentration of only 2
percent compared to the legacy materials
and typical 15 to 30 percent concentrations
required.
The Composite Group (TCG, Booth 3369)
showcases the use of AMC 8590 carbon
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resins (Booth 3745). Meanwhile, CCP
Composites (Booth 2451) is displaying
ENVIROGUARD flax fiber composites for
automotive and Hennecke (Booth 3175)
shows off a polyurethane (PUR) composite
dashboard for the Audi R8 and the world
premiere of its ClearRIM technology for
transparent polyurethane composites.
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Ultrasonic inspection equipment
The Ultran Group (State College, Pa.) is featuring
its U710 ultrasonic inspection system, a
next-generation, turnkey solution equipped with
patented transducers, a reportedly powerful
software suite and robust hardware. Optimized
for use in noncontact (air-coupled), immersion
and direct/delayed-contact conditions, the
U710 operates in either dual- or single- (pulseecho) transducer modes. Ultran Group says the
system features faster processing speeds and
higher sensitivity than other noncontact quality
inspection systems in the industry. The company
is hosting live demonstrations in Booth 2176
and encourages attendees to bring in samples
to assess the inspection system in real time.
In the conference, Anuj Bhardwaj, president and CEO, is presenting a paper titled
“Application of Advanced Non-Contact
Ultrasound for Composite Material Qualification,”
which will highlight and provide examples
of how noncontact ultrasound can be implemented in production quality control for
composite materials. The presentation takes
place in the Testing and Measurement track
on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m. in W221 B.
The Ultran Group, Booth 2176
Resins, curatives, modifiers,
toughening agents
Thermoplastic composites and fabrication
CVC Thermoset Specialties (Cuyahoga Falls,
Ohio) is featuring its line of resins, curatives,
reactive modifiers and toughening agents to
deliver enhanced performance in composites
and thermoset formulations in Booth 1837. CVC
says its materials demonstrate improved interlaminar toughness of glass, carbon and organic
fiber-reinforced epoxy, as well as processing
flexibility for a range of composite processes.
The group has added two new VTBNX products
to its line of Hypro reactive liquid polymers (RLP):
Hypro 1300X33LC and Hypro 1300X43LC. The
technology behind these methacrylate-terminated liquid rubbers is an innovation that allows
what CVC says is superior viscosity stability
and lighter color than the previous generation
of Hypro VTBNXs. This technology extends the
shelf life and processing window and expands
the use to applications where color is important,
while also improving key mechanical properties,
toughness, impact resistance and flexibility.
Other products include Hypro reactive
liquid polymers, EPALLOY specialty epoxy
resins, HyPox elastomer-modified epoxy
resins, ERISYS reactive modifiers, and
OMICURE catalysts and accelerators.
CVC Thermoset Specialties, Booth 1837
Thermoplastic resin and fiber and tape placement
specialist Automated Dynamics (Schenectady,
N.Y.) is featuring in its Booth 1845 several parts
and structures it
has helped develop,
including a helicopter tail boom,
thermoplastic drive
shafts, thermoplastic floor
Balsa and PVC core materials
CoreLite Inc. (Miami, Fla.) is emphasizing the
company’s two primary core materials, Balsasud
balsa wood and CoreLite Board PVC foam
board. Balsasud balsa is grown, harvested and
milled in CoreLite-owned and operated farms
and facilities in Ecuador. The Balsasud S.A.
facility in Ecuador has been Forest Stewardship
Council (FSC) certified by the Rainforest Alliance
according to FSC Chain of Custody standards.
Final processing into finished core materials
is done in CoreLite’s Miami facility, the newest
balsa production facility in North America.
CoreLite says that controlling production from
forest to end-user assures Balsasud customers
panels and more. Also at the booth are videos
of the company’s fiber placement equipment
in process, as well as information on its laser
heating for automated fiber placement (AFP).
In the conference, David Hauber, VP of
engineering, is presenting “Recent Advances in
In-situ Automated Fiber Placement of Thermoplastic Matrix Composites,” Wednesday,
Oct. 15, 8 a.m., W221 B.
Automated Dynamics, Booth 1845
the highest quality balsa core products.
CoreLite Board is a closed-cell PVC foam
specially formulated to provide good physical
properties. It is engineered to meet demands
required for use in marine transoms, attachment
points, floors, bulkheads, stringers, local
reinforcement points, molds and tooling. CoreLite
Board is a stand-alone product and can be used
with or without composite skins as a direct
replacement for wood and plywood. The company
says it has good fastener pullout strength,
high flexural strength and stiffness, and is
27 percent lighter than plywood.
CoreLite Inc., Booth 2985
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ATK Aerospace Structures (Clearfield, Utah) is
emphasizing its patented, automated technologies for domestic and international commercial, military and large launch vehicle products
in Booth 1731. Specifically, ATK is featuring
its Automated Stiffener Forming technology, used
to manufacture commercial aircraft stiffeners
and frames; the technology can be extended to
many other applications for high-performance
composite structures. ATK says these technologies enable it to produce high-quality, dimensionally precise and highly repeatable composite
components at a high rate of production.
In the conference, Bill Hooper, ATK Aerospace
Structures Division senior manager of R&D
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Wednesday, Oct. 15, 9:30 a.m., in W221 B. ATK Aerospace Structures, Booth 1731
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No-oven, no-autoclave matrix resin
Cornerstone Research Group (CRG, Dayton, Ohio)
and its two newly launched subsidiaries—NONA
Composites and Advantic—are all represented in
Booth 2355. Additionally, the subsidiary that CRG
launched in 2010—Spintech (Smart Tooling)—is
also at the show, in Booth 3461. CRG launched
NONA Composites and Advantic in early 2014 as
part of its long-held strategy of growth through
commercialization of its advanced materials R&D
capabilities. NONA Composites and Advantic
each apply advances in materials technology and
manufacturing process to industry challenges
to provide significant value for their customers.
NONA Composites provides no-oven,
no-autoclave (NONA) composite resin, tooling
and part fabrication solutions. Freeing part
manufacturers from traditional curing infrastructure, NONA Composites says its products and
services allow customers to rapidly produce
tooling and parts and to realize significant cost
savings, increased throughput and greater
manufacturing flexibility. Advantic provides
value engineering and manufactures lightweight, high-performance, structural polymer
composite building materials. Integrated
building, remediation and remodel solutions
allow customers to design, specify, bid and build
more competitively by reducing design and
building labor costs, building material costs and
project duration or site shut-down time.
In the conference, Ben A. Dietsch, COO,
presents “No-Oven, No-Autoclave Composite
Tool Fabrication,” Wednesday, Oct. 15, 9 a.m.,
W222 B. Michael Rauscher presents “No-Oven,
No-Autoclave Cure of Prepreg Structures,”
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 11 a.m., W224 F.
Cornerstone Research Group, Booth 2355
Cold chain management solutions
DeltaTrak (Pleasanton, Calif.), a developer of
cold chain management solutions, showcases
its latest FlashTrak Telematics Out-Time
Monitoring Solution. This RF wireless system
automatically calculates and records the
amount of time that carbon fiber prepreg and
other time- and temperature-sensitive materials
(TATS) are outside of cold storage environments.
DeltaTrak’s FlashTrak Telematics offers real-time
visibility of TATS materials during storage and
handling. Out-time data is archived for analysis
and audits, as well as to comply with regulatory
guidelines. The system integrates into standard
operating procedures and reportedly does
not require large capital equipment expenditure.
DeltaTrak, Booth 3275
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Thermoplastic honeycomb core
In Booth 1986, thermoplastic honeycomb core
specialist EconCore (Leuven, Belgium) is emphasizing its ThermHex honeycomb technology, the
RENOLIT Gorecell line and the LANXESS Tepex
line. The ThermHex line includes polypropylene
(PP), the most widely used, polyethylene
terephthalate (PET), bioplastics, polyvinyl
chloride (PVC), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
(ABS), polystyrene (PS), polycarbonate (PC),
polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyamide
(PA), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and others.
In-line with the core production, skins can be
laminated onto the honeycomb directly after
the core is made. ThermHex Waben, EconCore’s
daughter company in Germany, produces the
ThermHex PP honeycomb core material for
composite applications. The thickness of this
honeycomb core material typically ranges from
3 mm/0.12 inch to 30 mm/1.2 inches. Its density
can vary from 40 kg/m3 to 200 kg/m3, offering
a compression strength as high as 6 MPa.
RENOLIT Gorecell combines the RENOLIT
WOOD-STOCK product with an ultralight honeycomb structure. This results in a thermoplastic
lightweight panel with wood-plastic composite
sheets on the top and the bottom, which give an
aesthetic and natural character to the panel in
addition to having high stability and stiffness.
Recently EconCore joined forces with
Lanxess to develop new thermoplastic sandwich
materials, called Tepex, for automotive
applications. The cores are made from
Durethan polyamides with the help of an
automated, continuous process patented
by EconCore. In addition, Tepex continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic
composites from LANXESS subsidiary
Bond-Laminates can be combined with
the new polyamide honeycomb cores
to produce high-performance composites. This combination reportedly opens
up new possibilities in lightweight
construction — for example, high loadbearing structural automotive parts.
EconCore, Booth 1986
Design and analysis software
Componeering (Helsinki, Finland) is introducing
ESAComp 4.5, the latest version of its software
for composite design and analysis, which
includes a major new feature for composite
pressure vessels. The new module uses input
from the ComposicaD filament winding process
simulation tool by Seifert and Skinner & Assoc.
The combination of ComposicaD and ESAComp
is said to provide an efficient and economical
means of reliable process and design simulation, design verification, and manufacturing.
The ESAComp structural analysis follows the
winding simulation performed by ComposicaD.
The analysis results, such as layer stresses,
strains and failure margins, can be shown as
contours over the pressure vessel geometry and
further studied as through-the-thickness charts.
Also new, for HyperWorks users, ESAComp
now offers a composite postprocessing interface. Developed jointly with Altair Engineering,
this interface reportedly allows smooth
transfer of finite element analysis results to
ESAComp where advanced composites failure
criteria can be applied. Detailed analysis
results are further returned to HyperWorks
for display with the model geometry.
Componeeering Inc., Booth 3661
Glass fiber technologies
PPG Industries (Pittsburgh, Pa.) is showcasing its portfolio of fiberglass products
and technologies in Booth 3161, as well as
presenting two technical seminars at CAMX
2014. Featured in the booth are GL-certified
HYBON direct roving, INNOFIBER specialty
fiberglass compositions and TUFROV long-fiber
thermoplastic rovings. Materials from PPG
is also available for its other reinforcement
materials and industrial and specialty yarns.
In the conference, Ryan Emerson, Ph.D.,
PPG group leader for applications development,
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in collaboration with Brandon Strohminger,
A&P Technology applications engineer,
presents “Crash Performance of Variable
Stiffness Braided Fiber Glass Composites,”
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 4 p.m. in W224 H. Pu Gu,
PPG senior research associate, and James C.
Watson, associate director for PPG Fiber Glass
Science & Technology, present “Corrosion
Resistance of E-Glass Fiber Reinforced
Composites: Boron and Interface Factors,”
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 4:30 p.m. in W224 E.
PPG Industries, Booth 3161
Release agents,
casting lubricants
Chem-Trend (Howell, Mich.), a developer and
producer of high-performance release agents
and casting lubricants, is emphasizing that
it has achieved the highest global certificate
of registration for its quality management
systems at two manufacturing facilities in
Howell. The NSF-International Strategic
Registrations (NSF-ISR, Ann Arbor, Mich.)
recognized Chem-Trend’s Grand River and
McPherson Park plants for conforming to the
AS9100 requirements for aviation standards.
This certificate of registration validates the
plants’ quality management programs.
“By receiving this certificate of registration at two of our locations, Chem-Trend is
demonstrating its continued commitment to
the international standard for the aerospace
industry,” says Devanir Moraes, Chem-Trend
president and CEO. “Chem-Trend has a
long-standing history of placing a significant
priority on quality manufacturing processes.
This certificate acknowledges that our quality
management system adheres to rigorous global
scrutiny.” Manufacturers and suppliers in the
aircraft and aerospace industries embrace
AS9100 as a global standard and a critical
tool for improving quality and on-time delivery
within their supply chain. Most companies in the
aerospace industry endorse or require certification to AS9100 as a condition of doing business.
Chem-Trend LP, Booth 3083
Compression molding
machinery
Compression molding machinery manufacturer TMP (Piqua, Ohio), a division of French Oil
Mill Machinery Co., features its line of 15- to
2,000-ton presses for all types of composite and
thermoplastic parts production in Booth 1975.
TMP’s machines include the advanced “Edge”
control systems, which feature a user-friendly
touch-screen operator interface that allows
programmable profiles with multiple setpoints
for pressure, time, hydraulic flow rates and ram
velocity and can be integrated into existing plant
supervisory control and data acquisition systems.
TMP also services machines and offers machine
rebuilding and upgrades for increased automation.
TMP, Booth 1975
Product News at CAMX 2014
Reformable epoxy adhesive film
L&L Products (Romeo, Mich.), a global applied
engineering and materials science company,
launches L-F610, a unique reformable epoxy
adhesive film, in Booth 3953. The product
combines the adhesion and mechanical
properties of an epoxy with the processing
ease of a thermoplastic. L&L says L-F610 will
facilitate new opportunities for the manufacture
of composite parts, panels and laminates.
With a tensile elongation of 40 percent,
this reformable epoxy adhesive film is said to
offer high toughness with better strength and
adhesion than traditional thermoplastic adhesive
systems. L-F610 has the ability to not only
adhere to many different substrates — metals,
epoxy composites, plastics and wood — but
can also be readily used for a wide range of
dissimilar substrate bonding applications. It
can be de-bonded and reformed allowing parts
and components to be modified in existing
structures. L-F610 is also dry to the touch
and transparent, which reportedly makes it
ideal for applications where a good cosmetic
finish is required. Unlike epoxy thermoset film
adhesives, L-F610 does not require refrigerated storage and has a long shelf life.
In order to explore further applications for
this new product, L&L Products has formed
a relationship with Hardwire LLC (Pocomoke
City, Md.), a U.S.-based composite components
fabricator. George Tunis, Hardwire CEO, says,
“Although thermoset systems have their place
in composite manufacturing, thermoplastics are
unbeatable in convenience, processing speed,
recyclability and toughness. L&L’s L-F610 is the
first film that has a magic blend of toughness,
Tg, processing temperature and modulus. It’s
perfect for products requiring high stiffness,
damping and extreme toughness. Stampable
composites, including renewable natural fiber
composites are now possible, allowing the entire
manufacturing process to be fully automated.”
L&L Products, Booth 3953
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Laser monitoring and control
In Booth 2953, Assembly Guidance Systems
(Chelmsford, Mass.) is featuring its LASERGUIDE
Software Development Kit (SDK), which enables
composites manufacturers to integrate laser
monitoring and control into their automated
work cells, such as automated fiber placement
(AFP) operations. The SDK is a DLL-based driver
with a library of API, thus a work cell’s controller
can directly operate the LASERGUIDE projector.
Using the SDK, manufacturers can instantly
display design data and accurate dimensional
references, automatically detect FOD, and
measure and document critical parameters such
as fiber orientation. Assembly Guidance says
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a five-fold reduction in projection error, and
cycle-time reduction of as much as 80 percent.
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Thin-ply fiber reinforcement
Chomarat (Anderson, S.C.) is featuring its
C-PLY thin-ply fiber reinforcement systems,
emphasizing the carbon roof/polyurethane
roof panel for the Roding Roadster, made
via resin transfer molding (RTM). “Indeed,
Chomarat’s carbon reinforcements in automotive structures and external hang-on body
panels requiring a class A finish are efficient
and competitive solutions. We have developed with our partners a solution saving
time-consuming rework, which can amount
to up to 60 percent of the costs per component,” says Francisco De Oliveira, automotive
market director at Chomarat. C-PLY is also
used in the VX1 KittyHawk, which is competing
in the Awards for Composites Excellence
(ACE) and the CAMX Awards (see the Awards
Pavilion in the Exhibit Hall). The hybrid aircraft,
designed and manufactured by VX Aerospace,
minimizes its environmental footprint thanks
to being powered by compressed natural gas
(CNG). The first flight of the subscale aircraft
took place in the U.S. on June 6, 2014. For
railway and construction applications, Chomarat
has developed ROVICORE FR, a fire-resistant reinforcement featuring glass fiber-based
reinforcement with a halogen-free core. Chomarat North America LLC, Booth 2683
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High-speed filament
winding equipment
Entec Composite Machines (Salt Lake City, Utah)
is performing live demonstrations of its new
FW750 filament winder and high-speed ST1
servo tensioner in Booth 3561. The company
also highlights its full range of filament winding
machines and application solutions. The
FW750 filament winder and high-speed servo
tensioner are designed to provide accurate,
high-speed and cost-effective filament winding
for use in a range of applications, including
pressure vessels for compressed natural gas
(CNG) storage. It offers winding speeds in excess
of 135 inches/sec and a performance accuracy
of ±0.2 lb. During the live demonstrations,
Entec will wind CNG fuel tanks using Zoltek’s
Panex 35 TowPreg, a pre-impregnated carbon
fiber tow. When paired with Panex 35 TowPreg,
the FW750 reportedly achieves greater fiber
placement control due to the increased tack
of material. This results in increased design
freedom and more accurate burst pressure
predictions when compared to traditional wet
winding. The elimination of resin bath results
in faster winding speeds, cleaner operations,
and an overall faster production throughput.
Entec Composite Machines, Booth 3561
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