Sustainability
Aerocomposites: The move to multifunctionality
Designers envision aircraft components that do more than bear structural loads, but must first confront great complexities to actualize greater functional efficiency.
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Re-dressing aeroengines with composite pipes
Sigma Lite braided carbon fiber/thermoplastic pipe cuts jet engine weight yet meets challenging design and manufacturing requirements.
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Selling your business, Part 2: Finding the right buyer, closing the deal
In Part 2 of this two-part series, author Adrian Williams, co-founder and managing director of Future Materials Group (Cambridge, UK), consider the final three steps in a five-step process for owners and shareholders looking to sell their businesses.
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Cytec gearing up for automotive expansion
With a new automotive-focused Application Centre set to open in December, Cytec Industrial Materials is emphasizing material and process flexibility to help OEMs integrate composites into forthcoming cars and trucks.
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Mars habitat concepts feature 3D-printed composites
NASA has announced the design competition finalists for its 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge.
Read MoreCAMX Exhibit Previews: Part 2
CAMX 2015 is less than a month away (Oct. 26-29, Dallas, TX, US). If you're going to the show, or thinking of going, you might want to know a little about what will await you on the exhibit hall floor. ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ asked CAMX exhibitors to send previews of the products and technologies they'll have on display. Here is Part 2 of the response we received.
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Composite rebar strengthens riverbed “catfish houses”
Basalt-reinforced polyester rebar eliminates rust and spalling and extends the useful life of concrete catfish spawning and habitat units in Chicago River environmental restoration effort.
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Report from IBEX 2015
As always, IBEX supplied new products, processes and education, not only to boatbuilders, but to the composites industry overall.
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Composite pontoons undergird update of 1820s-vintage floating bridge
Modular composite flotation system triples potential lifespan of New England town’s signature single-lane auto/pedestrian timber bridge.
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Bioresins: Not a tsunami, but more like a rising tide
This excerpt from an upcoming article in CW magazine shows that a lot of investigation is happening, and some promising applications are developing.
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