CW’s Top Blogs of 2016
With 2016 coming to a close, it’s time to look back at the innovations and industry advances the CW team reported on in the past 12 months.
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BMW photo from Ginger Gardiner's article about wet compression molding.
With 2016 coming to a close, it’s time to look back at the innovations and industry advances the CW team reported on in the past 12 months. The list below is the top 10 most-clicked blog articles based on page views. From advances in 3D printing to the resurgence of GLARE, it was an active year for composites and we’re excited to see what 2017 will bring! Also, on a side note, we ramped up our video coverage on our YouTube page so be sure to subscribe to it so you don’t miss a single video we post. Stay tuned for even more videos about the composites industry in 2017.
Happy reading:
- Wet compression molding
- Digital twin, digital thread and composites
- Three new 3D printing technologies for composites
- Can basalt fiber bridge the gap between glass and carbon?
- Bionic design: The future of lightweight structures
- Carbures: Conquering the world for composites
- Dyneema Carbon is prepared to handle all impacts
- For the Corvette, a smooth ride depends on composites
- Composites help Bell V-280 toward Future Vertical Lift
- The resurgence of GLARE
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