Out of Autoclave
Episode 30: Gary Sharpless, Concordia Fibers, Boston Materials Inc.
Composites industry veteran and marketing advisor Gary Sharpless discusses his more than 35 years in the industry and his current advisory roles with Concordia Fibers and Boston Materials.
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Compression RTM for production of future aerostructures
Automated preforming and 5-min resin infiltration show a way forward for lower-cost CFRP primary structures.
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Presidium launches fast-cure, high-strength resin system
Presidium USA is introducing to the composites manufacturing market the RevoTherm line of resin systems that offer low viscosity, fast cure and high strength in finished parts.
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JEC announces finalists for 2020 Innovation Awards
JEC Group has announced its JEC Innovation Awards finalists, 33 total from 11 categories. Winners will be announced at JEC World 2020 on March 4.
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Plant Tour: RUAG Space, Decatur, Alabama, U.S.
Out-of-autoclave composites manufacturing facility comes of age with first U.S.-made composite structures for the Atlas V launcher, and qualification parts for the Vulcan.
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Carbon ThreeSixty invests in Tailored Fiber Placement cell
The U.K.-based structural composites specialist says the automated cell delivers composite products three times faster, with up to 90% waste reduction.
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The coming decade: Clarity with a strong dose of uncertainty
Columnist Dale Brosius considers the potential and uncertain role of composites in aerospace, automotive and other markets in the coming decade.
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To boldly go . . .
Space travel is a challenge, even if filmmakers like to make us think otherwise.
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CFRP preform technology is fast, flexible, efficient
Porsche racecar is first to sport part-via-preform technology.
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Advancing thermoplastic composites and RTM for Clean Sky 2 in Spain
EURECAT leads projects for TPC keel beam, window frames and thermoset RTM fuselage frames with TPC shear ties for next-gen aircraft.
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