Unlike laser welding of metals that focuses light on a joint edge, thermoplastics use a through-transmission technique. Here, laser light passes through a part that is transparent to the laser ...

LYON―Aerostructures supplier Daher has partnered with the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology to develop a welding technology for the assembly of primary aircraft substructures made from ...

Thermoplastic composite (TPC) welding has been a key topic for CW since the March 2006 feature, “Thermoplastic composites gain leading edge on the A380”. That article described GKN Fokker’s (Hoogeveen ...

AACHEN, GERMANY (May 21, 12:45 p.m. ET) — Laser penetration welding is an established means of bonding laser-transparent and laser-absorbing versions of the same polymer. Researchers at the IKV ...

Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) announces the addition of two new technologies to its Automated Technologies Laboratory for Aerospace Systems (ATLAS): a ...

Forward Technology Industries has developed a new Omega III MCRI positional spin welding system for the assembly of thermoplastic components. The sophisticated machinery ensures precise positioning, ...

A process using high heat to join metals or thermoplastics, welding is used in many contexts. Welding dates back to the Bronze and Iron Ages, and in the late 1800s, inventors Nikolai Bernardos and ...

Advances in high-volume manufacturing and welding of thermoplastic carbon-fiber parts prompt OEMs to study further applications for the material. GKN manufactures empennages with thermoplastic rudders ...

On November 28, 2023, a stakeholder event with around 100 participants took place in the context of the "Multi Functional Fuselage Demonstrator" ("MFFD") at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing ...

TPRC leverages its state-of-the-art lab facilities and the support of its academic partners to provide thermoplastic composites training and education. Photo Credit, all images: TPRC Thermoplastic ...

For over fifteen years, aircraft manufacturers have utilized thermoplastic composites for their toughness and durability as a structural composite. Aerospace design allowable databases are available ...