Thermoplastics

Automotive

The automotive industry’s “killer app”?

Automotive is king, and the killer automotive app will be the multi-material and all-carbon-fiber B-pillar.

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Out of Autoclave

ÂÌñÏׯÞ's story planning journey

Automotive materials and process innovation in the driver’s seat.

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Automotive

Curved pultrusion? No longer an oxymoron

Radius-Pultrusion process offers linear or curved profiles.

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Aerospace

Ceramic matrix composites: Hot engine solution

Disruptive designs for composites operation in 1093°C zones.

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Aerospace

Key takeaways from JEC World 2017

A quick read of the composites tea leaves after JEC World 2017.

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Aerospace

JEC 2017 – Aiming for Industrialization

The exhibit floor in Paris reflected composites’ move toward high-rate and high-volume production.

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Thermoplastic composites: Occupant protection in transportation

European consortium develops, validates unique hybrid process for a glass/PA6 engine-compartment bulkhead to replace stamped steel on commercial trucks.

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Thermoplastics

German composites industry group reports on thermoplastics pre-JEC

I and other members of the ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ team are preparing for our annual trek to Europe for the JEC World trade show event. A new AVK report came across the desk, with some information about thermoplastic composites in Europe, just in time.

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Wind/Energy

In praise of technical service reps

Tech service representatives: without them, molding trials fail and manufacturing issues go unresolved.

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Filament Winding

JEC World 2017 exhibit preview

JEC World will be held March 14-16 in Paris. CW previews some of the products and technologies that will be at the show.

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