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Windpower 2009 highlights

 The show confirmed wind energy’s status as a recession-proof market for composites, but blade manufacturers were put on notice about the need to automate.

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The future of composites education

Experts weigh in on the weighty problems this industry faces as it confronts a serious shortage of trained personnel.

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Autoclave

COMPOSITES+POLYCON 2009 Showcase

Despite the deepening recession, composites pros returned to the show in its new time slot to explore the wealth of products and services collected here.

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Aircraft simulation gets composites aware

Rapid software evolution enables faster, better virtual solutions to complex composite design problems.

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Biomaterials

SAMPE Europe/JEC Composites 2009 preview

SAMPE Europe’s 30th annual spring conclave and the nearby JEC Composites Show characterize the latest in material and process technologies.

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JEC Composites 2009/SAMPE Europe preview

 Organizers predict good turnout in poor economy for annual Paris tradeshow.

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Sustainability

The outlook for composite pressure vessels

Environmental and economic pressures continue to drive growth in the market for composite pressure vessels used in personal and public transportation applications.

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"Metalworking" businesses find new niche with composites

Composite structures are replacing machined metal parts in certain applications — most notably, some aircraft components. As this happens, it would be easy to assume that businesses invested in machining metal will see activity decline. From the ground, however, there is plenty of evidence to support a different assumption.

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MOM software solves debonding problem in manufacturing process

When Composites Atlantic Ltd. (CAL, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada) contracted to produce 10 types of parts for leading edge and rudder components and deliver them on a biweekly schedule to a key aerospace customer, trouble soon cropped up.

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Weaving

In-situ composite repair builds on basics

For on-aircraft repair, demand is on the rise for specialized composites training and expertise.

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microwire technology for composites
microwire technology for composites
microwire technology for composites