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Weaving

Oshkosh’s AirVenture 2016 included a big infusion event

The big annual airshow featured the on-site infusion of complete aircraft fuselages for two kit aircraft.

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Weaving

Styrene-free resins: More than emissions reduction

Since the first introductions of low- and no-styrene resins, the emphasis has shifted from mere compliance to comparable — or better — performance.

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NDT

2016 Farnborough International Airshow Report

Composites are not the novelty in aerospace that they once were, but there was still much to see at Farnborough this year.

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Ketones

Additive manufacturing comes to composites fabrication

The use of continuous fiber in additive manufacturing systems is not trivial, but it is being done. As this fabrication technology evolves and matures, options for applying it in everything from automotive to aerospace to consumer composites will expand tremendously, creating a host of new opportunities for the composites industry. Read here for who is providing what kind of additive manufacturing technology for use in composites fabrication.

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SPE ACCE picks best paper award winners

Three authors will be honored for excellence in technical writing with a commemorative plaque during SPE ACCE opening ceremonies on September 7.

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Aerospace

Highlights from 10th Intl. CFK Valley Stade Convention 2016

Annual conference featured new carbon composite technologies.

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Autoclave

Structural adhesives, Part II: Aerospace

Tried-and-true legacy epoxies are a must for aerospace composites, but usage is increasing with improved forms.

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Pultrusion

Huntsman, Acciona collaborate on all-composite lighthouse

The first-ever all-composite lighthouse is now installed at the port of Valencia in Spain.

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Out of Autoclave

The emerging commercial space industry

A decade since NASA opened extraterrestrial space to potential use as a commercial industry workplace, CW traces the role composites have played in public/private progress toward that goal.

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Weaving

Melding aesthetics with structure

A stairwell shroud recently installed on a Michigan university campus could be a bellwether for the expansion of composites into architectural applications previously considered out of reach.

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microwire technology for composites