Editorial

Defense

High-performance vs. general purpose

Jeff Sloan notes the closing gap between “aerospace” and “industrial” composites.

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Editorial

The Learjet 85: Large step out of the autoclave

HPC editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan examines the significance of the Bombardier Learjet 85’s first flight.

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Editorial

Business and busy-ness

CT editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan returns for JEC Europe 2014 in Paris with observations about several intriguing composites industry trends.

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One for the history books?

HPC editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan wonders if a current and radical proposal for change in the way aerospace materials and processes are certified — namely, certification of design/simulation software — will find the brave advocates it will need to become a watershed in aerocomposite history.

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Wind/Energy

Pipes vs. vessels

CT editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan notes the value of composite pressure vessel standards in the growing market for seawater desalination.

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Weaving

Automotive, going forward?

CT editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan asks when, if and how composites professionals will be ready to meet the challenges of significant use of carbon fiber composites in automobiles.

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RTM

HPC goes to SPE ACCE

CT Editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan fields initial reports from two CT staffers about the recent — and growing — Society of Plastics Engineers' Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition.

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Editorial

HPC's 20th Anniversary Issue

HPC's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan looks back two decades to HPC's beginnings, on the occasion of its 20th Anniversary Issue.

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Editorial

Are we ready?

CT's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan reviews activities on the automotive front, as OEMs consider composites to lightweight their vehicles in view of more stringent fuel economy and tailpipe emissions regulations, asking "Are we ready?"

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Aerospace

The pleasures of plant tours

HPC editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan comments on how infrequently he is invited to tour the plant of a composites manufacturer yet how valuable it is, when he does, to get a glimpse of the culture and personality within those walls.

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