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Leveraging composites for space tourism

Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo will carry its SpaceShipTwo to launch position, then rocket passengers to suborbital space for a heavenly view of Earth.

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Curing

Measuring temperature inside composites and bondlines

ThermoPulse sensors offer Industry 4.0 temperature measurement and digital cure cycle management for bonded composite repairs, laminates and more.

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Plant Tours

Plant tour: Composite Resources, Rock Hill, SC

Equipped to meet vertical needs with rapid turnaround, Rock Hill, SC’s Composite Resources has found the sweet spot between prototypers and large composites manufacturers.

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Carbon Fibers

P2T process positioned for recycling

British company Prodrive Composites (Milton Keynes, UK) recently issued a press release about a process, called P2T (Primary to Tertiary), for manufacturing recyclable composite components that can satisfy future end-of-life requirements without any compromise in performance. 

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Autoclave

Veelo Technologies expands operations

New facility to support demand for lightning strike protection and EMI shielding, electro-thermal deicing, and heating solutions for composite repair and out-of-autoclave/out-of-oven composite manufacturing.

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Wind/Energy

CAMX 2018 video review

CAMX 2018 offered a comprehensive glimpse of how materials and processing technologies are evolving for the global composites industry.

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Autoclave

The beauty of complication

CW Editor Jeff Sloan reflects on the challenge and fun of doing what CW does: chronicling the hard-to-explain, ever-changing evolution of composites manufacturing.

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Molds/Tools

State-of-the-art tooling board improves accuracy of carbon fiber helicopter components

DUNA-USA’s BLACK CORINTHO 800 is a high-temperature tooling board, designed for use up to 400°F, offering low CTE, high dimensional stability, and high thermal conductivity.

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Adhesives

Low-profile, high-performance manufacturer

 Advanced Composite Products & Technology Inc. provides innovative and cost-efficient composite solutions to some of the most difficult and demanding real world applications.

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CAMX

Northrop Grumman and Airbus finalize Wing of Tomorrow program agreement

The agreement positions Northrop Grumman for work on next generation composite manufacturing technology.

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