The 90-tonne Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) machine has been custom-designed and built for Rocket Lab and is expected to save around 150,000 manufacturing hours in the Neutron rocket’s production ...

As the composite industry shifts toward a circular economy, manufacturers face a dual challenge: integrating nontraditional feedstocks while maintaining high-performance output. This session explores ...

Rocket Lab is making innovative strides in space travel with the Neutron medium payload rocket – namely, it's the largest composite rocket ever made. Initially, hundreds of layers and thousands of ...

JEC Europe 2013 – Mikrosam AD has already delivered ATL and AFP machines around the world, and is now combining both technologies in a single product, significantly easing the ability to program and ...

California-based Rocket Lab USA Inc. Friday announced it has begun installation of the largest automated fiber placement (AFP) machine of its kind into the company’s Neutron rocket production line in ...

Rocket Lab, a leader in low-cost launch services and space systems, has embarked on a new chapter in rocket manufacturing with the installation of the largest automated fiber placement (AFP) machine ...

CW executive editor Ginger Gardiner discusses some of this year’s notable exhibits and new developments in composites.