Articles

The Picture Frame Shear Test method

Dr. Donald F. Adams (Wyoming Test Fixtures, Salt Lake City, Utah) reviews the history of the Picture Frame Shear Test method.

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Out of Autoclave

The democratization of carbon fiber

Composites industry consultant and regular HPC columnist Dale Brosius says the battle for carbon fiber’s industrial market will be won by suppliers with the lowest costs and greatest capacities.

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Fabrics/Preforms

Nothing gets attention like a demonstration

CAMX 2014 showed that one of the best ways to prove a technology is to run it. Live and in person.

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Space

Aerospace, construction CAMX Awards winners

Representing both ends of the composites industry spectrum, the inaugural CAMX Awards go to Epitome Foundation Walls and the NASA-Boeing all-composite cryotank.

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Autoclave

Scaled Composites' Kevin Mickey impresses at CAMX

The president of Scaled Composites shed some light on this aerospace specialist's past, present and future, including a sneak peak at the 385-ft wingspan Stratolaunch.

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CAMX Panel Sheds Light on Monomer-free Sheet Molding Compound

Sheet molding compound (SMC) has had a long but not always happy history in the automotive industry, but it's being challenged by concerns over styrene emissions. An expert panel at CAMX 2014 evaluated the potential of a monomer-free future for SMCs.

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Aerospace

Inside a CAMX session on composites recycling

CW technical editor Sara Black reports on the what some of the composites industry's leading recycling thinkers have to say about carbon fiber reclamation and re-use.

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NDT

Turning data into gold

The composites manufacturing environment is awash in data. It's possible to harvest that data and start predicting problems before they occur.

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CAMX

CAMX on-floor demonstrations

There is no shortage of actual manufacturing taking place at CAMX, some of it designed to highlight capability, some of it to educate composite professionals on manufacturing processing methods. Whatever your level of interest, there are several manufacturing demonstration options on the show floor.

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Autoclave

CAMX 2014 exhibit previews, part 2

With CAMX 2014 less than a week away (Oct. 13-16, Orlando, Fla.), ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ offers a final glimpse of some of the products, technologies and services that you will find in booths in the Exhibit Hall. During the show, we'll keep you informed and up-to-date with the CAMX Show Daily, which will be distributed Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the show. Safe travels to Orlando and we look forward to seeing you at the conference and trade show.

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Construction

AIA 2014 Convention report

The ACMA helps American Institute of Architects launch Composites Pavilion at Chicago convention.

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Wind/Energy

CAMX 2014: The inaugural show preview

ACMA and SAMPE come together to offer a conference and exhibition of unprecedented scale and value to manufacturers from all segments of the composites industry.

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