Aerospace
PMI foam core outperforms honeycomb in infused nose landing gear doors
The results of Airbus (Toulouse, France) subsidiary Composite Technology Centre GmbH's (CTC, Stade, Germany) studies in 2013 to find more productive but less costly methods of fabricating carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) sandwich constructions.
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The democratization of carbon fiber
Composites industry consultant and regular HPC columnist Dale Brosius says the battle for carbon fiber’s industrial market will be won by suppliers with the lowest costs and greatest capacities.
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Aerospace, construction CAMX Awards winners
Representing both ends of the composites industry spectrum, the inaugural CAMX Awards go to Epitome Foundation Walls and the NASA-Boeing all-composite cryotank.
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Scaled Composites' Kevin Mickey impresses at CAMX
The president of Scaled Composites shed some light on this aerospace specialist's past, present and future, including a sneak peak at the 385-ft wingspan Stratolaunch.
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Inside a CAMX session on composites recycling
CW technical editor Sara Black reports on the what some of the composites industry's leading recycling thinkers have to say about carbon fiber reclamation and re-use.
Read MoreWeb Industries presentation added to Carbon Fiber agenda
Web Industries' Dan Ott will discuss CFRP slit tape's role in advancing AFP adoption for aerostructure fabrication at the Carbon Fiber 2014 conference, Dec. 9-11 in La Jolla, Calif.
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Chomarat opens new C-PLY, C-WEAVE facility in South Carolina
New 58,000-ft2 plant in S.C. targets high-quality, high-performance solutions for aerospace and automotive applications.
Read MoreScaled Composites celebrates its accomplishments
A decade after winning the Ansari XPrize for private spaceflight, the company continues to build on its success.
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Sierra Nevada challenges NASA crew transport contract
Sierra Nevada, whose Dream Chaser astronaut transport vehicle lost out in a NASA contract to Boeing and SpaceX competitors, has filed a legal challenge to the award, claiming its vehicle is as functional and less expensive than Boeing's.
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ITHEC: Thermoplastics, hybrids for auto, industrial, aero
The International Conference & Exhibition on Thermoplastic Composites features Vokswagen’s new Open Hybrid LabFactory, Airbus’ work on short-fiber aircraft structures, low-viscosity thermoplastic RTM and more.
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