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Recycled carbon fiber update: Closing the CFRP lifecycle loop
Commercial production of recycled carbon fiber currently outpaces applications for it, but materials characterization and new technology demonstrations promise to close the gap.
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Beyond adaptation: Real metamorphosis
Guest columnist Jim Shobert, the CEO of Polygon Company (Walkerton, Ind.), looks at the massive metamorphosis that have swept the composites industry and muses on the nature of the industry's mission.
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SPE Automotive Div. names winners of Innovation Awards Competition
The SPE Automotive Div. hosted its 44th-annual Automotive Innovation Awards Gala on Nov. 12 and announced 2014's winners in several categories.
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Material ConneXion introduces composites around the world
Physical and virtual material libraries and access to designers should attract composites industry participation.
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FACC: Aerospace infusion pioneer
Although it’s “new” to aerospace, liquid resin infusion has been the focus of R&D at FACC (Ried im Innkreis) since 2001. “The issue,” said FACC’s aerostructures product development director Hermann Filsegger, “is in getting 100 percent wetout with no voids in a large part with this much complexity.” That’s not, by any means, an easy task.
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SPE ACCE 2014 report
Automotive composites still on the horizon — are they getting closer?
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Airframers vie for shares in growing short-haul market
OEMs of aircraft with 150 or fewer seats exploit composites’ appeal to fuel efficiency-conscious regional air carriers.
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Jushi considering U.S. for glass fiber manufacturing expansion
Chinese glass fiber manufacturer Jushi Group Co. Ltd. held its 20th annual International Conference on Fiberglass in Tongxiang on Oct. 7 and 8 and says it is close to a decision on construction of a manufacturing plant in the U.S.
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Chomarat opens new C-PLY, C-WEAVE facility in South Carolina
New 58,000-ft2 plant in S.C. targets high-quality, high-performance solutions for aerospace and automotive applications.
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Dual-laminates: Scaling up to scrubbers
A double-protection strategy for this massive fiberglass vessel tests pushes the limits of this shop’s fabricating and logistical planning skills.
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