Christophe Petit (Precorp France) presenting solutions for composite drilling.
With more than 32,000 visitors from all over the world and nearly 1,200 exhibitors on a 50,000m² area, JEC Europe is five times bigger than any other composite exhibition in the world!
The show covers all aspects of composite machining; from the material itself and components in composite material, to machines, applications and machining. The mix of exhibitors and visitors is also impressive with representatives from aerospace, marine, automotive, construction, infrastructure, energy and sports.
The Precorp/ Sandvik Coromant Smart Hub was busy with visitors, colleagues and partners gathering to discuss solutions for tricky applications. PCD vein technology and the new compression router programme were two highlights. On Wednesday, March 28th, application specialist Mohamed Hammadi held a well attended technical presentation.
To summarize, JEC Europe was a great success for both visitors, exhibitors and for the show itself. Next JEC show will be held in Singapore on June 26-28. Meet us there!
Advanced materials in orbital drilling The holemaking operation is a crucial part of manufacturing aircrafts and other advanced heavy machineries and has great impact on both productivity and costs. Sandvik Coromant is working closely with Novator to develop productive solutions for customers in these areas. The increased use of new, advanced materials inevitably leads to…
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Although high speed filming is used a lot in cutting research generally, it is usually to see chip formation, which is not really an issue in composites. However, we have been doing some high speed filming of drilling in CFRP recently and found that it is a really good way to see which parts of the geometry are…
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When it comes to composite material, everything develops rapidly – design and innovative solutions as well as marketing of new products. Did you know that it is now possible to cut composite fibers without cutting the tensioning paper? But, what happens in the area of tool manufacturing for composite material? Definitely the tool development is…
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With reference to Reuters’ report on new delamination problems being experienced by Boeing on its 787 Dreamliner, it seems this challenging composites problem is refusing to go away. In this case, the problem arose as a result of incorrectly installed shims between the aft fuselage skin and structural fittings – the latter are fastened to the…
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It doesn’t take a genius to determine that rapidly increasing worldwide manufacture of composite materials means more machining operations. Output is driven by demand and the conclusion is bright for manufacturers that have developed an interest in composite materials – the processes, experience and tools. Production figures speak for themselves, in 2010, global composites manufacturing…
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The use of composite materials in high volume automotive markets will happen. Although currently thwarted by slow and costly material production techniques, auto giants are fighting hard on the R&D battleground to be first to market with a composites vehicle body. Why? Well, improved strength, reduced fuel consumption and extended vehicle life, to name but…
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With Sandvik Coromant set to give an advance preview of its forthcoming compression router programme at JEC Europe in Parison 27-29 March, maybe now is a good time to get more familiar with this innovative cutting tool technology. In basic terms, the most common solid carbide routers use an ‘up-cutting’ motion to force the material…
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Taking place at Porte de Versailles, Paris on 27-29 March, JEC Europe 2012 is a must-attend event for any engineer with an interest in composites. The globe’s greatest minds and proven innovators will assemble to offer technologies and solutions for the most challenging applications. Among the exhibitors will be cutting tool and tooling systems specialist,…
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Where is the limit for composite structures? Land, sea and air transport paved the way, but now everything from domestic housing, medical devices, consumer electronics, skis and fishing rods are being swept under the composite materials umbrella. So what’s next? Well, the latest fast-growth composites application is apparently…bridges. In fact, Axion International has recently announced…
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