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New technology uses long carbon fibers to boost strength and stiffness for small yet high-performance aircraft.

Toolmakers and OEMs are embracing additive manufacturing for customized, rapid tools, masters and jigs.

CW’s monthly roundup of new products for the composites industry.

Michael R. LeGault details efforts to produce an anti-icing system for “small-wind” vertical-axis wind turbine blades.

With and without fiber reinforcement, additive manufacturing is making an impact, but to what end?

SAMPE returned to Seattle, WA, US, May 22-25 and featured the usual mix of conference presentations and exhibit hall activity. CW was there and offers this summary of highlights from the event.

First seen in defense applications, unpiloted aircraft development is surging in the commercial world, enabled by a host of new material, process and assembly technologies.

"Paperless" design and plug-free moldmaking enable cost-effective scale-up of miniature model to massive monument.

Leading additive manufacturing authority Terry Wohlers (Wohlers Associates Inc., Ft. Collins., Colo.) comments on two decades of AM progress and AM's prospects as a composites manufacturing solution.

NIAR, located at Wichita State University in the heart of the American aerospace manufacturing industry, has evolved to become a premier hub of teaching, R&D, creativity and innovation.