Braiding

Epoxies

2011 International Paris Air Show

At the 49th event, records are set for attendance and aircraft orders, and airframers go on record about composites-related developments.

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Aerospace

SAMPE 2011 Long Beach Product Showcase

Huge show, huge new product offerings … huge success.

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Aerospace

JEC Paris 2011 highlights

The news from this annual Parisian in-gathering of composites professionals is heavily weighted toward automotive lightweighting.

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Weaving

3-D woven reinforcements update

Suppliers make progress toward reinforcement preforms that exhibit comparable properties in the x, y and z axes.

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Carbon Fibers

Composites enable new advances in engine technology

ÂÌñÏׯÞ's conference director Scott Stephenson recalls a presentation at the recent Carbon Fiber 2010 conference (Dec. 7-9, La Jolla, Calif.) by Doug Ward of GE Aviation (Cincinnati, Ohio) on design trends in commercial jet engines that favor the use of composites.

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Defense

Antiballistics: Better defense, less expense

Armor applications grow on the strength of new markets, new composite materials.

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Medical

SAMPE 2010 Seattle Showcase

SAMPE’s first-ever foray into Boeing Country wrapped up with the M&P organization’s biggest draw this decade.

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Sustainability

Composites 2010 Product Showcase

The ACMA’s Las Vegas exhibition reflected an industry in recovery.

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Curing

A400M cargo door: Out of the autoclave

This structural military airframe part is the largest made to date via the vacuum-assisted resin infusion process.

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Braiding

New twist in cycling: A truss bikers can trust

An "open tube" alternative to the solid-tube bike frame.

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microwire technology for composites
microwire technology for composites