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CW Trending features subject-matter experts, material suppliers, technology mavens and CW’s own editors to explore the ideas, technologies, trends and innovations in development or already in the marketplace. 

OUTCOME, a project under the Clean Sky 2 program, aims to industrialize out-of-autoclave thermoplastic primary aerostructure.

ZAero project aims for 30-50% boost in productivity via inline AFP inspection, simulated part performance and decision support tools.

CW’s first list of 2018 is a simple one: The top 10 most viewed articles on the ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ website in 2017.

Torrential rains couldn’t dampen the spirit of innovation or stop the flood of business aerospace announcements.

An evolving landscape of automation, sensors and AI software is not an end, but a means to achieve the cost, quality, efficiency and agility required for future manufacturing.  

Retiring CW senior editor Sara Black reflects on her almost twenty years as a writer for ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and all she’s learned along the way.

The manufacturing world watched a decade ago as automatically placed thermoset composite tapes replaced aluminum in commercial airframes and made composites a household word in markets around the world. Has the time come for thermoplastic composite tapes to make a similar impact?

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.