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FEATURE ARTICLE TYPES

Features: An extensive, in-depth exploration of a relatively broad composites-related topic, typically an end market, material, equipment, software, technology or process.

Plant tour: CW editors share highlights of their visits including site history, capacity, equipment, manufacturing operations, parts in process, etc. See examples.

IM: Inside Manufacturing provides an in-depth, technical, step-by-step review of the materials, tooling and processes used to produce a composite part or structure. The depth of an IM requires extensive material and processing information. See examples.

FOD: Focus on Design provides an in-depth, technical review of the design of a composite part or structure. Emphasis is on materials use, application challenges, design considerations and design solutions. The hallmark of this story type is a detailed product drawing that illustrates concepts discussed. See examples.

WIP: Work in Process provides a glimpse of an emerging composites technology, material or application. WIPs tend to be less in-depth and less technical but provide an opportunity to explore lesser-known composites applications. See examples.

COLUMNS

D&T: Composites: Design & Testing is a monthly column in which composites professionals discuss trends in design engineering, design software, and materials and structural testing. See examples.

PPF: Composites: Past, Present and Future is a monthly column in which composites professionals share their insights on end markets or business trends that affect the composites industry. See examples.

Troubleshooter: This guest-authored column identifies, assesses and corrects technical challenges found in composites manufacturing operations, from materials, to tooling or processes. See examples.

Finishing and Fastening: This can be guest-authored and discusses new developments and solutions in the machining, surface preparation, painting/coating and fastening/assembly of composite parts. See examples.

Predicting and Preventing Failure: Industry sources explore solutions to optimize composite structures for improved failure load and performance. See examples.

Global Carbon Fiber & Composites Insights: Composite experts from around the world provide an outlook on the state of the carbon fiber and composites industry. See examples.

App: Applications are short case histories that describe how a material, machine, software or process is used to meet specific challenges in the manufacture of a composite part or structure. Applications may be submitted as a press release or manuscript directly to the editor. Photos are required. See examples.

Post Cure: This one-page print column highlights new developments via one or more compelling images of a composite part, material or technology with a short 100-200-word description. See examples.

What about intellectual property?

The biggest challenge CW editors face is overcoming concerns about protecting intellectual property and/or customer identity. To address this:

• CW always respects the information limits given by our sources.
• CW can anonymize information, for example, using “aerospace and defense OEM” instead of the company/customer name.
• CW will not proceed with story development if concerns regarding IP protection cannot be satisfied.
• CW gives all sources of a story an opportunity to review and verify accuracy and IP protection before it’s published.