{"id":6560,"date":"2019-08-26T15:35:32","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T15:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acmanet.org\/2019\/08\/finalists-announced-for-2019-awards-for-composites-excellence-ace\/"},"modified":"2019-08-26T15:35:32","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T15:35:32","slug":"finalists-announced-for-2019-awards-for-composites-excellence-ace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acmanet.org\/finalists-announced-for-2019-awards-for-composites-excellence-ace\/","title":{"rendered":"Finalists Announced for 2019 Awards for Composites Excellence (ACE)"},"content":{"rendered":"

ACMA announces finalists for 2019 ACE recognizing Design, Manufacturing and Market Growth. Winners will be unveiled at CAMX 2019 in Anaheim, CA.<\/em><\/p>\n

August 26, 2019 (Arlington, VA.)<\/em> \u2013 The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA)<\/a> is proud to announce the finalist for the Awards for Composites Excellence (ACE)<\/a>, sponsored by Composites One. ACE is a prestigious composites industry competition that recognizes outstanding achievement and innovation in design, manufacturing and market growth. The winning entries and finalists will all be on display in the ACE Award Pavilion at the fifth annual CAMX-The Composites and Advanced Materials Expo<\/a>, from Sep. 23-26, 2019.<\/p>\n

For 26 years, the Awards for Composites Excellence (ACE) have recognized the superior product and process achievements that are the forefront of innovation to the industry. This annual competition and product showcase hosted by the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) recognizes superiority in engineering and design as well as improvements and innovation in equipment and manufacturing. The products, equipment and processes that receive this distinguished recognition have significant impact within the market as well as a proven understanding of composites.<\/p>\n

Join fellow industry peers at the ACE Pavilion in the Exhibit Hall on Tuesday, September 24 at 2:00 pm to celebrate the innovative companies that are shaping composites as the 2019 ACE winners are revealed and receive their awards.<\/p>\n

This year’s finalists are:<\/p>\n

Design Category<\/strong><\/p>\n

Composite Light Pole<\/em>
\nAppalachian Plastics, Inc.<\/p>\n

First 3-D Printed, all-Polymeric Lightning Strike Protection System for CFRPs<\/em>
\nOak Ride National Laboratory<\/p>\n

Carbon Fiber Braided Arched Beams in Park & Recreation<\/em>
\nUniversity of Tennessee<\/p>\n

Manufacturing Category<\/strong><\/p>\n

State-of-the-art Integrated ICME and Data Management Solution<\/em>
\ne-Xstream engineering<\/p>\n

Processing Technology for Maximum Performance with Carbon based SMC Grades<\/em>
\nENGEL Austria GmbH<\/p>\n

In-Process Inspection for Composite Manufacturing<\/em>
\nFives Lund<\/p>\n

3D Printing Magnetically Aligned Composites<\/em>
\nFortify<\/p>\n

Air Press Molding: A New Way Towards High-quality Products<\/em>
\nHP Composites SpA<\/p>\n

In Situ Impregnation of Fiber Tow for Thermoplastic Composite AM\/AFP<\/em>
\nInSitu Composites, LLC<\/p>\n

CrossTrack MTL (Material Tracking Lite) v5<\/em>
\nJETCAM International s.a.r.l.<\/p>\n

In-mold Assembly (IMA) Rotational Kinematic Linkage<\/em>
\nMagna Exteriors<\/p>\n

Multi-robot System for Automated Tool-less Layup of Thermoplastics UD Tapes<\/em>
\nMikrosam<\/p>\n

Automating the Design & Manufacture of Composite Tooling using AI<\/em>
\nMouldbox<\/p>\n

Virtual DMA to Characterize the Viscoelastic Behavior of Complex Microstructures<\/em>
\nMultiMechanics<\/p>\n

Advanced Structures Technology & Revolutionary Architecture (ASTRA) Demonstrator<\/em>
\nSpirit AeroSystems Inc.<\/p>\n

Envir-Bond, a Green Initiative by Toray Performance Materials Corporation<\/em>
\nToray Performance Materials Corporation<\/p>\n

AR\/VR Modules for Composites Manufacturing STEM, Work force & Training<\/em>
\nUniversity of Tennessee<\/p>\n

Automated Manufacturing of Composites using Smart Compression Molding Process<\/em>
\nVistex Composites<\/p>\n

Market Growth Category<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Future of Manufacturing<\/em>
\nContinuous Composites<\/p>\n

Unmanned Composite Rescue Buoy for Emergency Lifesaving Operations<\/em>
\nHydronalix LLC<\/p>\n

Styrene Free SMC which Meets California Proposition 65<\/em>
\nLyondellbasell<\/p>\n

Tailorable Universal Feedstock for Forming (TuFF)<\/em>
\nUniversity of Delaware<\/p>\n

For more information, go to https:\/\/www.thecamx.org\/awards\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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