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PEEK 8 Jun 2016

Thermoplastic composite pipe goes deep

Magma Global has already made a name for itself with the manufacture of its PEEK-based m-pipe for subsea oil exploration. Now it can go as deep as 10,000 ft/3,000m at pressures up to 15 ksi.

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Out of Autoclave 8 Jun 2016

MS-21 OOA wing and wing box near first flight

Irkut Corp. rolled out the MS-21 single-aisle commercial aircraft on June 8, and we were reminded of its remarkable novelty: It features the first out-of-autoclave composite wing and wing box.

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Aerospace 31 May 2016

ASCO wins contract for hybrid complex frames for A350 XWB-1000

Belgium-based ASCO will manufacture titanium and carbon fiber composite complex frames for the center wing box structure on the A350 XWB-1000 aircraft.

Additive Manufacturing 31 May 2016

Cincinnati Inc., ORNL sign additive manufacturing patent agreement

Under the agreement, Cincinnati Inc. may make, use or sell the lab’s patented developments of enhanced additive manufacturing.

Editorial 27 May 2016

Thoughts on the “decline” of US manufacturing

��ñ��'s editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan notes how the US presidential candidates and actual data differ on the current state of the US manufacturing industry.

Wind/Energy 26 May 2016

Thermoplastic composite riser making waves in oil and gas work

The use of composites in deepwater oil and gas drilling has been long sought, and few companies have been more active than Netherlands-based Airborne Oil & Gas, which manufacture thermoplastic composite pipe that is being tested in Brazilian waters.

Aerospace 16 May 2016

3-D printing autoclavable composite molds

The polymer additive manufacturing research team at the Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory reports that it has successfully fabricated autoclave-capable carbon fiber composite molds, manufactured using large-scale 3D printing/additive manufacturing.

Carbon Fibers 16 May 2016

Composites recycling becomes a necessity

Boeing and Airbus each is generating as much as a 1 million lb of cured and uncured carbon fiber prepreg waste each year from 787 and A350 XWB production. If you include the entire supply chain for these planes, the total is closer to 4 million lb/year. And with the automotive industry poised to consume (and waste) more carbon fiber than ever, recycling of composite materials has become an absolute necessity. The technology is there, but the markets are not. Yet.