Jeff Sloan

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

Consumer

Carbon fiber meets simulation in ultralight bike frame

Rolo Bikes wanted to design a bicycle frame with carbon fiber in mind, and it wanted test it in the virtual world.

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JEC World 2016: The final word

CW's editors have compiled all of their photos and observations from JEC World 2016. It's long, but a good read.

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RTM

JEC World 2016, the full report

ÂÌñÏׯÞ's editors report on the technologies and products that caught our eye at JEC World 2016, in early March.

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Weaving

What the Detroit Auto Show does and does not show

There's carbon fiber in cars, not all of which is visible.

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Out of Autoclave

Molding with compression? Choose wisely you must

For those in the market for a compression molding machine — either to replace an aging machine or to add new capability — must be prepared to answer serious questions about the material and application for which it will be molded.

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Carbon Fibers

The dawn of low-cost carbon fiber?

After several years of research and development work on its pilot scale carbon fiber manufacturing line, ORNL signaled that its efforts are ready to be paid off when it announced it is seeking licensees for its process.

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Nexeo Solutions acquired by billionaire investor

Composites materials distributor Nexeo Solutions is being acquired by WL Ross Holding Corp.

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Automotive

Aston Martin, Red Bull to collaborate on hypercar

Codenamed Project AM-RB 001, the new hypercar will blend cutting-edge F1 technology with Aston Martin’s signature sports car design.

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Aerospace

The NDE challenge

CW editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan discusses the aerospace industry's need for robust and reliable non-destructive evaluation technologies.

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Carbon Fibers

Toho Tenax develops production system for carbon fiber composites

The process combines Toho Tenax' Part via Preform technology with high-pressure resin transfer molding (HP-RTM) to speed manufacture of carbon fiber composites.

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Defense

Aurora Flight Sciences selected to develop x-plane demonstrator

The demonstrator, called LightningStrike, features distributed hybrid-electric propulsion ducted fans and aims to offer high-speed, high-efficiency tilt-wing capability.

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IACMI

SPE ACCE calls for scholarship applications, poster submissions

The SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE) is seeking graduate and undergraduate applicants for several scholarships.

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