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Imagining the utility of IoT in our increasingly data-driven age

ñ's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan imagines one potential outcome of the Internet of Things: inline composite part inspection.

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Resins

Composite tanks best stainless steel over road, rail and sea

One-piece, filament wound containers cost less, hold more, last longer.

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Automotive

Carbon fiber lightens medical laser chassis

Reduced weight shortens surgical and diagnostic procedures.

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Mass Transit

Gardner Business Index at 43.3 in June

Compared with one year ago, future capital spending plans are up by 43%.

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Aerospace

Follow the leader — or maybe not

The easy explanation for lack of proliferation of carbon composites is the “not invented here” syndrome.

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How to win in carbon composites for the automotive market

Of all the material options, only CFRP offers the potential for weight savings greater than 50%.

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Weaving

METYX Composites expands Turkey site

The expanded site is almost twice the size of the current factory, providing METYX with the space to double weaving capacity for glass and carbon fiber multiaxial fabrics.

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Space

Next-generation pressure vessels in space

After a name change, next on the horizon for Infinite Composites Technologies is supplying Type V tanks to the space race.

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Thermoplastics

Structural adhesives: The basics

An adhesive is “structural” if it has sufficient strength to transfer or share loads between highly stressed components. Here's what that requires.

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Trace: A simple, must-have tool

This recently discovered constant in laminate calculations can put designing with CFRP materials on par with designing with metals.

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