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Highlights from Carbon Fiber 2015
Carbon Fiber 2015 once again offered an engaging roster of speakers, and some eye-opening presentations.
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Infused trimaran takes to the seas
French shipyard CMN has released a video showing the Ocean Eagle 43 infused epoxy trimaran in action.
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A personal flying car for all?
Terrafugia is working on the TF-X, a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) version of its flying car, and is building sub-scale flying models. Composites have been used significantly in past Terrafugia models and figures to get prominent use in the TF-X as well.
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Carbon fiber elevator rope rides to the rescue high in the sky
Steel rope was once the material of choice for elevator function, but as buildings exceed 500m in height, it's just too heavy. Elevator manufacturer KONE is offering pultruded carbon fiber rope, called UltraRope, for elevators in the world's tallest buildings.
Read MoreCMF project's process combines prepreg with RTM
Composite Multispar Flap (CMF) project at Airbus Bremen demonstrates SQRTM process for producing aircraft flaps
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Green resins: Closer to maturity
As more players approach the market, R&D expands, but overall market growth in the composites arena is still slow but steady.
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Structural adhesives: Plus ça change ….
A CW columnist and the chief commercialization officer for the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI, Knoxville, TN, US), Dale Brosius makes the case that, in both the aerospace and automotive sectors, it’s time to develop robust adhesive alternatives to fasteners.
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Tracking energy costs and resin prices
The price of crude oil has, over the past year, dropped precipitously, and resin prices have, as a result, stopped going up. CW editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan asks what this might mean to the composites professional.
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New technologies and companies at CAMX 2015
Final rundown of “finds” from CAMX, from technology for cutting composites and joining CFRP to metal for hybrid parts to companies offering training, textiles and NDT.
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Increased competition from metals
Boeing and Airbus are developing new, lightweight, corrosion-resistant metals that are targeting composites' traditional niche in the material sphere.
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IACMI: The Real Work Starts Now
ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ contributor and IACMI chief commercialization officer Dale Brosius guest blogs about his role at IACMI, IACMI's role in composites technology development, and the upcoming Carbon Fiber conference, Dec. 8-10 in Knoxville, TN.
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