Carbon Fibers

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Composites in commercial aircraft engines, 2014-2023

The drive to boost aircraft operating efficiency continues to fuel adoption of polymer matrix composites in jet engines.

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Carbon Fibers

Back-country boating: Carbon fiber Adirondack pack canoe

Placid Boatworks (Lake Placid, NY, US) makes modern composite versions of classic, but relatively heavy, Adirondack pack canoes, using vacuum-infused carbon fiber. Here's how.

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Adhesives

Articulated composite booms extend reach of concrete-pumping arms

A 25% weight reduction vs. legacy steel yields economics that justify upfront cost of carbon fiber.

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Marine

Dark knights: Sleek trimarans surveil the seas

Epoxy-infused patrol boats outperform less nimble and more costly conventional naval craft.

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Autoclave

Sub-8-minute cycle times on carbon/epoxy prepreg

Globe’s Generation 2 RapidClave system passes another out-of-autoclave milestone.

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Carbon Fibers

Composites in sporting goods: Been there, done that?

Dale Brosius, a regular CW columnist and head of his own consulting company, which serves clients in the composites industry worldwide, wonders if market saturation been reached for advanced composites in the once dynamic sporting goods sector.

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Aerospace

Multi-material rudder: Trailing-edge parts replaced

TCB Composite (West Haven, UT, US) molds replacment parts that keep legacy US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter aircraft, affectionately dubbed Warthogs, in the air.

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Aerospace

LAP Laser introduces new tablet PC and software integration capability

Airbus Stade and Czech supplier LA Composite report reduced layup labor and scrap while improving CFRP part quality.

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Aerospace

The vexing economics of carbon fiber manufacturing

Hexcel's VP and GM Americas, Mike Canario, reviews tough economics the govern carbon fiber manufacturing today, and how they might affect future supply.

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Marine

Composites in architecture: Educating for growth

Nexus between architecture/design and performance sailing explores the opportunities that composites offer for building and construction.

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