Jeff Sloan

Jeff Sloan EVP, Content

Space

SpaceX crew mission ordered to ISS by NASA

Following a similar order to Boeing in May, the two companies will begin preparations to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station in 2017.

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Glass Fibers

DSM Dyneema, Airborne International collaborate on radomes

DSM Dyneema works with Airborne International to apply DSM technology to a ground-based radar system that requires durability, electromagnetic transparency and high strength.

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Glass Fibers

SPE names winners of 2015 Automotive Innovation Awards Competition

Continental Structural Plastics' TCA Ultra Lite sheet molding compound (SMC) for composite body panels was the Materials category and Grand Award winner.

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Aerospace

Rapidly approaching: Carbon fiber's seminal event

The 17th-annual Carbon Fiber conference is just weeks away (Dec. 8-10) and it's time to register if you haven't done so. This year's conference marks the return of Chris Red's carbon fiber supply and demand report, and we will also hear from Boeing's director of 777X wing manufacture.

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CAMX 2015: Award winners, keynote report, show news

If you didn't make it to CAMX 2015, the event was, by all accounts, a success. Feedback from the exhibit floor and the conference was positive and upbeat, and with 7,500+ attendees, the show has established itself as North America's largest composites trade event.

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Finalists named for SPE annual automotive awards competition

The Automotive Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) will host its 45th-annual Automotive Innovation Awards Competition on Nov. 11 in Detroit.

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Aerospace

Toray extends Boeing carbon fiber contract, will build new carbon fiber plant

Toray will build in South Carolina a 2,000-ton-capacity plant that integrates precursor, carbon fiber and prepreg production for the Boeing 787 and 777X.

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Wind/Energy

CAMX 2015: Strong Mix of Market, Technical, Product Innovation

CAMX 2015 (Oct. 26-29) in Dallas, TX, was, by all accounts, a success. Feedback from the exhibit floor and the conferences was positive and upbeat. ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ was there and offers this review of highlights from the show floor and the session, including product award winners, keynote address and industry announcements.

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Editorial

Is it time for carbon fiber manufacturers to cooperate?

In anticipation of ÂÌñÏׯÞ's 2015 iteration of its annual Carbon Fiber conference, set for December, CW editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan looks ahead to the future as he recalls some tough questions about carbon fiber standardization posed by last year's keynote speaker.

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NCDMM, Ingersoll, Orbital ATK complete automated composites inspection system

The Automated Composite Structure Inspection System achieved a defect detection rate of up to 99.7% on aircraft components produced via automated fiber placement.

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Autoclave

Thermwood developing large-scale additive manufacturing system

The large-format additive manufacturing machine will produce near net shape parts up to 10 by 10 by 5 ft and provide post-process machining and trimming functions as well.

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Automation

Cytec gearing up for automotive expansion

With a new automotive-focused Application Centre set to open in December, Cytec Industrial Materials is emphasizing material and process flexibility to help OEMs integrate composites into forthcoming cars and trucks.

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