Workforce Development

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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NDT

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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Taking Subjectivity out of Class A Surface Evaluation

Toward the goal of more consistent, repeatable and quantifiable Class A surface analysis, automakers and systems suppliers are developing and employing automated surface inspection tools.

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SAMPE ’08 technology showcase

Billed as the world’s largest advanced materials trade event, SAMPE’s 2008 Symposium and Exhibition returned to Long Beach.

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Aerospace

Assessing conventional and advanced NDI for composite aircraft

 AANC experiments test how well damage can be detected in composite parts.

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Out of Autoclave

JEC COMPOSITES 2008 show review

Composites professionals converged on this annual Parisian gathering in greater numbers than ever before, confident that the market’s global growth will continue.

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Aerospace

RETOOLING THEORY AND PRACTICE

To meet the critical need for knowledgeable composites engineers and technicians, public/private partnerships are molding new applications-driven and transportable educational models.

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Wind/Energy

JEC Composites Show Product Showcase

Composites professionals converged in Paris in greater numbers than ever before, confident that the market’s global growth will continue.

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Wind turbine blades: Big and getting bigger

Two decades of technical and market development has made this once marginal application a global giant and one of the world’s largest markets for composites.

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Infrastructure

Education: Retooling Theory and Practice

To meet the critical need for knowledgeable composites engineers and technicians, public/private partnerships are molding new applications-driven and transportable educational methods.

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