The votes are in and the winners of the 2022 LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) were announced in a digital ceremony with products across multiple categories, including Additive Manufacturing. Critical to LEAP’s success is the involvement of the engineering community. No one at WTWH Media selected the winners. Instead, the editorial team assembled […]
ARRIS Composites to collaborate with Airbus on composite research
ARRIS, a California-based advanced manufacturer enabling the use of high-performance composites in mass-market products and industrial applications, announced a research project with Airbus which focuses on the production of cabin brackets. This aims to demonstrate significant reductions in aviation emissions by leveraging innovative manufacturing methods and materials. By replacing a metal bracket (220g) with a […]
Lightweighting military vehicles through additive manufacturing
ARRIS announced a project with the U.S. Army’s Michigan-based Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center (DEVCOM GVSC) to demonstrate vehicle weight reductions through part consolidation, topology optimization, and an aligned continuous carbon fiber composite structure. The California-based manufacturing company works with high-performance composites in mass-market products, transportation, and industrial applications. This initial project […]
What is additive molding?
The additive industry is dynamic, with new techniques introduced frequently. Ethan Escowitz, CEO and founder of Arris Composites, for example, developed a technique called additive molding. This proprietary process combines additive manufacturing and high-volume molding technologies to create composite materials made of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastics. The technology has broad benefits across many applications and markets, […]