Carbon Fibers

Work In Progress

Curved pultrusion? No longer an oxymoron

Radius-Pultrusion process offers linear or curved profiles.

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Epoxies

Ceramic matrix composites: Hot engine solution

Disruptive designs for composites operation in 1093°C zones.

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Automotive

Frank Macher, Jon Smith retire from Continental Structural Plastics

Steve Rooney named CEO, Steve Wisniewski promoted to vice president of finance.

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Epoxies

Hybrid carbon fiber/aluminum suspension knuckle

Yields 26% greater stiffness via bonded prepreg patch.

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Infrastructure

Composites: Hiding in plain sight

We need a collective public relations campaign to create more awareness of composites’ benefits.

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Wind/Energy

Key takeaways from JEC World 2017

A quick read of the composites tea leaves after JEC World 2017.

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Composites 4.0

JEC 2017 – Aiming for Industrialization

The exhibit floor in Paris reflected composites’ move toward high-rate and high-volume production.

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Wind/Energy

InFactory Solutions with Airbus

Airbus spin-off supplying Industry 4.0 systems for composites completes first qualification and discusses future developments for defect position visualization.

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Mass Transit

Modular racking system expedites delivery

Bionic design and anisotropic elements enable this modular racking system concept to fulfill last-mile delivery goals.

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Carbon Fibers

SMC: Old dog, new tricks

A sheet molding compound renaissance highlights new reinforcements, new fillers, new matrices, new opportunities.

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CW Tech Days: High-Temp Composite Solutions