Braiding
SGL Carbon to produce carbon fiber composite air taxi landing gear
SGL Carbon will begin serial production of its ultra-light composite landing gears in early 2021.
Read MoreDowty Propellers to open U.K. headquarters, composite propeller blade production facility
The Brockworth, England facility will include a full production facility for the company’s all-composite aircraft propeller blades.
Read MoreOvermolding on the cheap
Innovative injection/compression composites overmolding approach combines smaller injection molded inserts with compression molded parts.
Read MoreCarbon fiber/epoxy for automotive mass reduction, mass production
IACMI precompetitive research explores carbon fiber-reinforced prepreg, SMC with novel matrix for structural passenger-car applications.
Read More2019 CAMX award, ACE winners illustrate industry trends
Among this year’s award winners are Continental Structural Plastics, the Institut fur Textiltecnik of RWTH Aachen University, LyondellBasell, Fortify, Spirit AeroSystems and more.
Read MoreCAMX Awards, ACE nominees span material, process types
There are two parts competitions at CAMX, the CAMX Awards and ACMA’s Awards in Composites Excellence (ACE).
Read MoreDownload today's news from CAMX 2019: Tuesday, Sept. 24
CW is reporting live from CAMX 2019 this week in Anaheim, California. Read today’s show headlines about the keynote speaker from Protolabs and award nominees.
Read MoreA&P Technology awarded contract for attritable aircraft primary structure
The company will uses its large-scale braiding technology to manufacture large textile preforms for primary composite attritable aircraft structures.
Read MoreA&P Technology launches 864-carrier braiding machine
The company says the latest addition to its Megabraider line tops its own record for world’s largest braiding machinery.
Read MoreDisruptive composite tubing manufacturing
TUBETEC delivers high-performance, hollow composites in unimaginable shapes with beautiful surface finish, fast turn-around and affordability.
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