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Additive manufacturing: Metal vs. composites
3D printed metals seem to be moving into aerospace production at lightning speed. In reality, they face significant issues including standards and certification.
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Welcome to ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ magazine
CW editor-in-chief introduces the inaugural issue (published online and in print) of ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ magazine, the new, combined publication that, beginning Jan. 1, 2015, replaces its predecessors, High-Performance Composites and Composites Technology.
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Tensile testing composites: Simple concept, difficult in practice
Dr. Daniel O. Adams, professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Composite Mechanics Laboratory at the University of Utah, and the vice president of Wyoming Test Fixtures Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT, US), takes over for his father, Dr. Donald F. Adams, as the anchor writer in ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ magazine's revamped CW Design and Testing column. First subject? The challenges of tensile testing unidirectional composites.
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Plant tour: ATK Aerospace Structures, Clearfield, Utah, U.S.
High-volume, high-precision fiber and tape placement for the aerospace industry are among many specialties for this composites manufacturing behemoth.
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Composites in commercial aircraft engines, 2014-2023
The drive to boost aircraft operating efficiency continues to fuel adoption of polymer matrix composites in jet engines.
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Back-country boating: Carbon fiber Adirondack pack canoe
Placid Boatworks (Lake Placid, NY, US) makes modern composite versions of classic, but relatively heavy, Adirondack pack canoes, using vacuum-infused carbon fiber. Here's how.
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Composites in sporting goods: Been there, done that?
Dale Brosius, a regular CW columnist and head of his own consulting company, which serves clients in the composites industry worldwide, wonders if market saturation been reached for advanced composites in the once dynamic sporting goods sector.
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Multi-material rudder: Trailing-edge parts replaced
TCB Composite (West Haven, UT, US) molds replacment parts that keep legacy US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter aircraft, affectionately dubbed Warthogs, in the air.
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Top ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ blogs of 2014
Flywheels, fracking, NONA, 3D printing, the i3, commercial airframes and thermoplastic sandwiches are just a few of the topics from the year's top 10 CW Blog posts. Plus, a bonus photo contest.
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The vexing economics of carbon fiber manufacturing
Hexcel's VP and GM Americas, Mike Canario, reviews tough economics the govern carbon fiber manufacturing today, and how they might affect future supply.
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Composites in architecture: Educating for growth
Nexus between architecture/design and performance sailing explores the opportunities that composites offer for building and construction.
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A critical market sector: Downhole composites in oil and gas
Tremendous secrecy and non-disclosure has kept this profitable composites application out of the spotlight, while it has enabled the current shale oil energy boom.
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