Improved Composites Inch Toward Large-Scale Production

composite weld

Daher company KVE Composites of the Netherlands is a specialist in induction welding of thermoplastics.

Credit: KVE Composites
Thermoplastic composites have long been praised for their easier manufacturing and environmental benefits compared with thermoset composites. However, those potential advancements have yet to materialize in the production of large aircraft components at high rates, due in part to the required...

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