Aerospace
VBO prepregs: The Vision SF50
OOA vacuum-bag-only process makes carbon fiber structures a reality for the world’s first personal jet.
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Resin transfer molding: An update
Fulfilling the promise of OOA composites without sacrificing pressure.
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Resin infusion: Taking off?
Boeing Aerostructures Australia leads large-scale development of resin infusion as an industrial process.
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CW looks at where aero-OEMs and their suppliers are finding out-of-autoclave alternatives.
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Safran plans to locate third Safran/Albany composites facility in Mexico
The new plant, in Querétaro, Mexico, will mirror those in New Hampshire and France, producing carbon fiber fan blades for CFM International's LEAP engine.
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GKN Aerospace, Durham University developing process to measure aircraft wing drag reduction
Project aims to identify GKN Aerospace-developed surface technologies that reduce drag by 25%.
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Composites manufacturing from a different angle
A bunch of really smart engineers showed up in Long Beach, CA, US this week for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ (SME, Dearborn, MI, US) AeroDef conference and exhibition. All were focused on looking at ways to manufacture products — composite or not — more efficiently.
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If we recycle it, will they come?
Thanks to the 787 and the A350 XWB aircraft programs, the composites industry has more scrap carbon fiber prepreg than it knows what to do with. At least, not yet.
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Composites help Bell V-280 toward Future Vertical Lift
Bell’s design for future military helicopter uses hybrid metal-composite construction and Large Cell Carbon Core technology for unitized wing.
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CFM: LEAP engine orders exceed 10,000
Aircraft engine maker CFM International booked 2,154 engines in 2015, produced 1,638 engines and has a backlog of 13,400 engines.
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