Jeff Sloan

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

Aerospace

Aerion, Lockheed Martin to develop supersonic business jet

The two companies will spend take 12 months to iron out development plans for the Mach 1.4 AS2, designed by Aerion.

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Airtech Asia expands China presence

The new facility in Tianjin, China, is 300,000 ft2/27,800m2 and should meet the company’s needs in the region for the next two decades.

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Aerospace

AC&A acquires EnCore Composite Structures

California-based EcCore Composite Structures makes parts for the Airbus A320, Airbus A350 XWB, Boeing 737 MAX and Boeing 787, as well as several military programs.

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Aerospace

CAMX 2017: Award winners, notable technologies

Awards for Composites Excellence and CAMX Awards winners from CAMX 2017, the SAMPE Lubin Award winner, and a smattering of other technologies from the show.

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CAMX 2017: Video report

Video highlights from the largest composites trade show and conference in the composites industry’s largest market (North America).

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Wind/Energy

AWEA: US tax bill leaves wind energy PTC untouched

The tax reform bill pending in the US Congress preserves the phase-out of the wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC).

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Curing

Wisconsin Oven doubles manufacturing space

The company has added 130,000 ft2 of new space with the acquisition of a neighboring building in East Troy, WI, US.

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Wind/Energy

Trelleborg finalizes Automated Dynamics acquisition

Automated Dynamics specializes in the development of customized automated fiber placement (AFP) solutions for high-performance composite parts and structures.

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Teton Composites launches analysis business

US-based Teton’s FEA service business specializes in helping clients design and analyze complex composite structures.

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Filament Winding

Steelhead Composites earns AS9100 certification

Steelhead Composites designs, manufactures and tests specialty, lightweight hydraulic components and composite pressure vessels to be used for weight-sensitive energy and fuel storage applications.

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Wind/Energy

Spirit AeroSystems unveils new composites curing technology

Spirit’s research group in Scotland has developed an “intelligent heated tool” technology that obviates the need for the autoclave and reduces cure time by 40%.

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NDT

Janicki Industries approved for Nadcap accreditation

US-based composites tooling and manufacturing specialist Janicki Industries has been granted Nadcap approval through 2020. 

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