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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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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.
Read MoreCAMX 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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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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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.
Read MoreCAMX 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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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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AIA 2014 Convention report
The ACMA helps American Institute of Architects launch Composites Pavilion at Chicago convention.
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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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Printed circuit boards: A mobile market
Glass fiber/epoxy prepregs have dominated the mammoth PCB market for decades. Will that continue in a time of great change?
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Architectural composites: Rising to new challenges
In North America, Europe, the Middle East and Down Under, architects and engineers are finding composites are a good fit in groundbreaking applications.
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Bio-prepreg guitar: The look, feel, acoustic quality of wood
When the El Capitan, a composite guitar from Blackbird Guitar (San Francisco, Calif.), made its debut this year with the look and sound of a vintage instrument.
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