April 2024 Issue
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April 2024
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Features
Featured articles from the April 2024 issue of CompositesWorld
![A return to JEC World](https://d2n4wb9orp1vta.cloudfront.net/cms/brand/cw/2024-cw/0424-cw-fromtheeditor.jpeg;maxWidth=400;quality=70)
A return to JEC World
CW editor-in-chief Scott Francis reflects on the ways in which the composites industry has changed and also stayed the same based on observations from this year’s JEC World.
Read More![Carbon fiber composite pallet revolutionizes freight industry](https://d2n4wb9orp1vta.cloudfront.net/cms/brand/cw/2024-cw/0424-cw-fod-palletx-opening-image1.png;maxWidth=400;quality=70)
Carbon fiber composite pallet revolutionizes freight industry
LOG Point Pallet fuses advanced materials with innovative design and manufacturing to improve supply chains worldwide.
Read More![Composites industry GBI stayed the course in February](https://d2n4wb9orp1vta.cloudfront.net/cms/brand/cw/2024-cw/0424-cw-gbi-1-web-graph.png;maxWidth=400;quality=70)
Composites industry GBI stayed the course in February
The GBI: Composites Fabricating contracted in February to the same degree as January, maintaining its position in a contraction zone.
Read More![Designing and manufacturing turbine test nacelles](https://d2n4wb9orp1vta.cloudfront.net/cms/brand/CW/2024-CW/2024-cw-gts-4.jpg;maxWidth=400;quality=70)
Designing and manufacturing turbine test nacelles
Michigan-based Ground Test Solutions (GTS) shares the design and manufacturing processes involved in building composite nacelle components used in testing jet and helicopter engines.
Read More![Life cycle assessment in the composites industry](https://d2n4wb9orp1vta.cloudfront.net/cms/brand/cw/2024-cw/0424-cw-lcafeature-idi.jpg;maxWidth=400;quality=70)
Life cycle assessment in the composites industry
As companies strive to meet zero-emissions goals, evaluating a product’s carbon footprint is vital. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is one tool composites industry OEMs and Tier suppliers are using to move toward sustainability targets.
Read More![Measuring energy use to enable sustainable composites production](https://d2n4wb9orp1vta.cloudfront.net/cms/brand/CW/2024-CW/0424-cw-wip-ctc-energy-opener.jpg;maxWidth=400;quality=70)
Measuring energy use to enable sustainable composites production
Airbus subsidiary CTC uses new technology to measure energy use in machine components and processes to optimize equipment, production lines and guide decisions for future composites.
Read More![Revisiting the double vacuum debulk process](https://d2n4wb9orp1vta.cloudfront.net/cms/brand/cw/2024-cw/0424-cw-troubleshooter-fig2.jpg;maxWidth=400;quality=70)
Revisiting the double vacuum debulk process
Evolution of the double vacuum debulk (DVD) process over the years continues to advance its “near autoclave quality” for low-void, highly compacted repair patches.
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