Aerospace
New research on self-healing composites
Researchers have developed a method of allowing composites to self-heal cracks at temperatures well below freezing.
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Automated filament winding aids segmented blade production
Roth Composite Machinery system is part of ENERCON’s optimized production for modular blades.
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20 years of automating composites
Accudyne Systems provides solutions to complex processing challenges, like its recent Small Parts Laminator that picks, places and forms plies in one minute.
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Local Motors launches new division to help manufacturers innovate faster
Called Forth, the new division is a crowd-powered, SaaS platform to advance product development on everything from small appliances to cargo drones.
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Wet and dry peel plies
Thinking of using only peel ply as adhesive bonding surface prep? You should understand all of the issues involved.
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2016 end of summer book report
CW's Jeff Sloan takes a closer look at three books that focused on the creative application of design engineering and materials to achieve a specific goal.
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Gardner Business Index at 48.6 in July
Future capital spending plans measure up 53% compared with the same time period in 2015.
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The power of personal connections
CW columnist and IACMI chief commercialization officer Dale Brosius suggests that composites industry “old-timers” need to figure out a better way to connect to the generations that are entering the composites workforce.
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777X: Bigger-than-expected carbon fiber impact
Guest blogger Chris Red, principle of Composites Forecasts & Consulting, has crunched the numbers and reports that Boeing's new 777X is on pace to consume substantially more composite materials than initially anticipated.
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Stratasys debuts Robotic Composite and Infinite-Build 3D printers
The company says this new 3D printing technology produces larger, lighter production parts for aerospace and automotive.
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