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The engine thrust frame of a space launch vehicle, located at the bottom of a rocket stage, joining fuel tanks to engines, must deliver strength and stiffness across a range of temperatures — cost-effectively.

The trend of employing polymeric additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing for composite tooling is growing.

Additional testing of polymer matrix composites (PMCs) is often performed in alternate environmental conditions to determine properties related to temperature and moisture sensitivity.

Avcorp acquires Hitco Carbon Composites, Precision Castparts acquires Composites Horizons and Lockheed Martin acquires Sikorsky. What the heck?

CIDETEC matures 3R resins for aerospace applications via AIRPOXY program.

The contract is for 90 stealth fighter aircraft and represents more than a 60% price reduction for the F-35A variant since the first LRIP-1 contract.

Sidebar to CW’s Feb 2019 feature article, this quick review of fire tests for composites also provides more details about intriguing new material developments.

A cornerstone of Germany’s CFK Valley, CTC pushes composites forward via automation, recycling, digital thread-based manufacturing and more.

Many automated production solutions were on offer at JEC Europe 2015, and several companies made announcements.

Depending on operating conditions, erosion of rotor blade leading edges can affect wind turbine energy generation efficiency as soon as two years after installation.