Out of Autoclave

Plant tour: Meggitt San Diego, CA, US

This aerospace and defense fabricator upgrades to a larger facility and gets, in the process, a chance to rethink and optimize material, people and process flow. 

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Out of Autoclave

METYX USA receives ISO 9001: 2015 certification

The company’s new technical textiles production, sales and distribution facility in Gastonia, NC, US is now ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certified. 

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Braiding

AMRC adds 3D permeability measurement bench

The system is capable of measuring the permeability of a dry reinforcement, which is important for understanding how liquid resin will behave when injected in infusion and RTM processes. 

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Autoclave

Irkut Corp. completes construction of third MC-21 test aircraft

The Russian company’s third infused carbon fiber composite wing aircraft will soon join flight certification testing program.

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Glass Fibers

Strongwell names PIPESPAIN as distributor for Spain and Portugal

PIPESPAIN will distribute Strongwell’s fiber reinforced polymer composite products to the Spain and Portugal markets.

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Aerospace

CW's top 10 posts of 2018

The top 10 most viewed articles on the ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ website in 2018.

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The best job I ever had

Retiring CW senior editor Sara Black reflects on her almost twenty years as a writer for ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and all she’s learned along the way.

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Carbon Fibers

Reflections on carbon fiber

Highlights from the December 2018 Carbon Fiber conference include industry leader predictions about commoditization of composites, next-generation aircraft and automotive.

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Wind/Energy

Looking ahead at composites trends in 2019

Columnist Dale Brosius predicts 2019 will reveal growth opportunities in infrastructure, wind energy and personal air mobility for composites. 

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Prepregs

Developing next-generation composites talent

The M.C. Gill Composites Center at the University of Southern California has steadily grown to become one of the industry’s educational and R&D stalwarts.

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