Jeff Sloan

Jeff Sloan Brand Vice President, ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ & Plastics Technology

Autoclave

ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ 2018 Operations Report

CW’s inaugural Operations Report aims to shed some light on the state of composites manufacturing today, and how it might evolve.

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Aerospace

Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner cleared for service

Boeing has more than 170 orders for the 787-10 from nine customers worldwide. First delivery is expected to Singapore Airlines in the first half of 2018.

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Webinar: Nonwovens for fire protection

ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ is presenting a free TFP-sponsored webinar on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. EST titled, “Enhancing Composite Fire Protection Using Advanced Nonwovens.”

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Construction

KraussMaffei opens second R&D pultrusion line

KraussMaffei’s TechCenter in Munich now features two pultrusion lines, one to fabricate rebar and the other to fabricate flat profiles.

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Epoxies

Gougeon Brothers acquires Entropy Resins

California-based Entropy Resins manufactures bio-based epoxy formulations for adhesive, coating, and composites applications.

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IACMI

John Hopkins named permanent CEO of IACMI

Hopkins had been serving as interim CEO since September 2017. The “interim” tag was removed at the IACMI winter membership meeting on Jan. 16.

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Construction

Composite in Netherlands tunnel firewater system

The A2 motorway used to run through Maastricht. Now it runs under it. Composite piping helps make sure the tunnel’s firewater system is always ready.

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Out of Autoclave

Yes, you clean tooling board with dry ice

Coastal Enterprises and Cold Jet cooperate to assess the use of dry ice blasting to clean the contaminated surface of a high-density urethane tooling board material.

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CW's top 10 digital content of 2017

CW’s first list of 2018 is a simple one: The top 10 most viewed articles on the ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ website in 2017.

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MIT nanofibers offer strength, toughness

MIT researchers have used gel electrospinning to produce ultrafine polyethylene fibers that offer excellent strength and toughness properties.

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Aerospace

Airbus rolls out first A321neo ACF

The A321neo ACF is powered by CFM LEAP-1 engines and seats up to 240 passengers.

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Adhesives

Plasan to manufacture composite ramps for Amtrak

Plasan Carbon Composites meets stringent weight and strength requirements for Amtrak’s Acela rail service.

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