Workforce Development

University of Delaware announces composite medal award winners

The medal is to recognize outstanding achievement in the field of composite materials.

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Aerospace

Carbures, el Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain

On a rapid and audacious growth trajectory, this Tier 2 supplier based on the Iberian Peninsula opens the doors of three foundational facilities near Spain’s aerospace epicenter.

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Aerospace

Airbus, Siemens to develop hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion

Airbus Group and Siemens plan to demonstrate the technical feasibility of hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion by 2020.

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Sustainability

CFRP: Opportunities in orthopedics

Carbon fiber has a niche, but can it secure a larger piece of a high-growth pie?

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Medical

Composites in exoskeletons

Wearable robotics need strength, stiffness and lightweight and are forecast at a CAGR of 40-50%. Will composites play a role or be left behind?

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Automotive

JEC World 2016, the full report

ÂÌñÏׯÞ's editors report on the technologies and products that caught our eye at JEC World 2016, in early March.

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Aircraft composites repair: Plasma’s potential for better bonds

Plasma treatment might be a key enabling technology in the pursuit of certification-worthy, fastener-free adhesively bonded repair patches applied to aircraft primary structure.

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IACMI starts to hit its stride

The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI, Knoxville, TN, US) held its second membership meeting in Detroit, MI, US, Jan. 13-14, to coincide with the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).

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Meet VSS Unity, Virgin Galactic’s new all-composite SpaceShipTwo

The new SpaceShipTwo is the first vehicle to be manufactured by The Spaceship Co., Virgin Galactic's wholly owned manufacturing arm.

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Sustainability

GKN Aerospace, Durham University developing process to measure aircraft wing drag reduction

Project aims to identify GKN Aerospace-developed surface technologies that reduce drag by 25%.

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