Defense

Consumer

The power of personal connections

CW columnist and IACMI chief commercialization officer Dale Brosius suggests that composites industry “old-timers” need to figure out a better way to connect to the generations that are entering the composites workforce.

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Braiding

Clear Carbon & Components: Bristol, RI, US

Breaking barriers in process and complexity, this agile manufacturer is gaining renown as a composites problem solver and champion of Class A cosmetic surfaces.

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Defense

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

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

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Marine

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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Glass Fibers

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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Automotive

Gardner Business Index at 49.5 in May

US composites industry employment grows again as mid-sized fabricators post highest-ever GBI expansion figure.

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Marine

Get ready for Composites 4.0!

It might seem like science fiction, but it must be our path if we are to make composites competitive.

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Mass Transit

Gardner Business Index at 46.3 in April

Another uptrend in future capital spending plans points to an increase in capital equipment investment.

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Carbures, el Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain

On a rapid and audacious growth trajectory, this Tier 2 supplier based on the Iberian Peninsula opens the doors of three foundational facilities near Spain’s aerospace epicenter.

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Consumer

Gardner Business Index at 50.0 in March

New orders and production are up. Capital spending plans foreshadow equipment investments.

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