Aerospace
Near commercialization: CNT yarn, tape and sheet
Michael R. LeGault reports on progress toward first commercialization of carbon nanotube yarn-, tape- and sheet-type reinforcements for composites.
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The Plane in Spain
Site tours provide a rare glimpse into the Iberian Peninsula’s aerospace composites sector, with a special focus on Airbus’ activities at Illescas.
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SAMPE Tech 2011 in Texas
The Society’s annual fall gathering fills an exhibition hall this year nearly as big as the host state.
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Redesigning for simplicity and economy
Military OEM makes the switch from sandwich construction to compression molding to optimize composite aerospace part.
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Airbus A350 Update: BRaF & FPP
EADS Innovation Works pursues qualification of Braided Frames for the A350-1000 fuselage and develops Fiber Patch Preforming for complex local reinforcements.
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Reinforced engineered polymer selected for cargo door fastener
On a major new commercial aircraft program, self-fixturing nut-plates provided by Click Bond (Carson City, Nev.) eliminate the need for special tools, clamps and drills, expediting the process of installing attachment bracket hardware.
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Spread-tow fabric secures ultralight aircraft’s weight goal
Shark Aero (Hlboké, Slovak Republic) designed its composite-airframed, single-seat prototype ultralight aircraft (ULA), the Shark UL, with spread-tow carbon fiber woven fabrics to reduce weight.
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Technical integrators: Driving change in advanced composites
CW's conference director Scot Stephenson asks: Where and how is the composites industry as a whole growing, maturing and evolving? Consultant Steve Speak, president of Steve Speak Coaching and Consulting (Scottsdale, Ariz.), provided an answer at the recent Composites Investment Forum, Oct 17-18, 2011, in Ft. Worth, Texas.
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Looking for butt-kickers
HPC editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan is looking for that larger-than-life bridge builder or automaker that is willing to take a Boeing-like composites plunge so everyone else takes a whipping for a bit and has to get onboard to keep up.
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Q&A: Embraer's Marco Túlio Pellegrini
High-Performance Composites' technical editor Sara Black interviews Marco Túlio Pellegrini, the senior VP of operations and the COO of the Executive Jets division of Embraer SA (São José dos Campos, Brazil).
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