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Advancing composites through virtual and augmented reality
A review of technologies that are bridging the technical divide between the virtual world of design and simulation, and the real-world of composites manufacturing and repair.
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Composites Index breaks out of slowing growth trend
The GBI: Composites Fabricating index broke out of its three-month trend of slowing growth, increasing to 57.7 in August.
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A clean technology for clean, zero-emissions buses
Monocoque composite body designed to support all bus loads.
Read MoreGlass transition temperature testing of composites
The glass transition temperature of polymer matrix composites (PMCs) is determined by a series of tests at increasing temperatures.
Read MoreComposites in infrastructure: IMAGINE that!
At the beginning of August, the Innovative Materials for America’s Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded (IMAGINE) Act was introduced to encourage research and use of innovative materials in infrastructure.
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Automotive tipping point?
CW Editor Jeff Sloan predicts a tipping point for autocomposites after attending this year’s Society of Plastics Engineers’ Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition (SPE ACCE).
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Making prepreg tape more accessible
Cygnet Texkimp’s new slitter-spooler offers economical production of high-quality tapes and vertical integration for manufacturers to access a much wider market.
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High strain composites for satellite applications
Carbon fiber takes deployable satellite mechanisms to new heights.
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CAMX 2018 preview: Gerber Technology
Gerber Technology (Tolland, CT, US), Booth F29, is demonstrating its AccuMark and CutWorks software platforms, as well as a GERBERcutter Z1 cutting table equipped with a patented Pivex knife.
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CAMX 2018 preview: Airtech
Airtech International Inc. (Huntington Beach, CA, US) is introducing several new products this year in Booth V3.
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Things to do in Dallas
Dallas is most famous for its oil and gas legacy, and the historical landscape of the “wild, wild West” with its big cattle ranches, but this thriving and exciting city offers a wealth of entertainment, cuisine and culture as the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the United States.
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Where to eat in the Big D, day or night
You won’t go hungry in Dallas, thanks to an abundance and variety of food and restaurant choices.
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