Next-Gen Aerospace 2019 Issue

Next-Gen Aerospace

April 2019

Digital Edition
Large, high-volume, infused composite structures on the aerospace horizon
Cover Story

Large, high-volume, infused composite structures on the aerospace horizon

Infused carbon fiber composite structures are not new, but they have never been built at the rates anticipated for next-generation, single-aisle aircraft. It is a daunting prospect — but a feasible one.

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Features

Featured articles from the Next-Gen Aerospace 2019 issue of CompositesWorld

A Flight Plan for Next-Gen Manufacturing
Editorial

A Flight Plan for Next-Gen Manufacturing

Learn more about the materials and processes that will shape next-generation aircraft in a collection of stories from Modern Machine Shop, Additive Manufacturing and CompositesWorld, available to read or download for free.

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Automated, in-situ inspection a necessity for next-gen aerospace
Braiding

Automated, in-situ inspection a necessity for next-gen aerospace

Inline inspection technologies continue to evolve with the aim of providing faster and more accurate part inspection.

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Big additive machines tackle large molds
Out of Autoclave

Big additive machines tackle large molds

In commercial aerocomposites fabrication, molds reign supreme, but they are expensive. Large-format additive manufacturing systems are poised to make production-ready molds quickly and affordably.

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Fiber sizing, tow spreading and the quest for encapsulation
Feature

Fiber sizing, tow spreading and the quest for encapsulation

Fiber sizing is easily overlooked by composites fabricators, but it will be increasingly important to optimization of fiber performance.

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HP-RTM for serial production of cost-effective CFRP aerostructures
Aerospace

HP-RTM for serial production of cost-effective CFRP aerostructures

Merging automotive process and tooling with aerospace quality to meet increasing production rates.

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Mission Critical: An AM Breakthrough in Commercial Aviation
Feature

Mission Critical: An AM Breakthrough in Commercial Aviation

The GE9X is the first commercial aircraft engine to reach production with significant additive content. The story of GE’s accomplishment and why it matters.

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Next-generation aerospace: shaping the supply chain landscape
Aerospace

Next-generation aerospace: shaping the supply chain landscape

The global commercial aerospace industry is at a unique time.

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Plant Tour: STELIA Aerospace, Méaulte, France
Aerospace

Plant Tour: STELIA Aerospace, Méaulte, France

Supplier of Airbus fuselage sections pushes boundaries of hybrid aerostructures production, assembly and thermoplastic composites.

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Spirit AeroSystems invests in qualification program with Toray prepreg
Aerospace

Spirit AeroSystems invests in qualification program with Toray prepreg

The world’s largest aerospace tier supplier seizes the opportunity to develop its own allowables for a carbon fiber prepreg, setting an important precedent.

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Tackling the Aerospace Supplier’s Dilemma: Scalability
Automation

Tackling the Aerospace Supplier’s Dilemma: Scalability

Automation and robotics can go a long way toward increasing capacity and growing a business dedicated to aerospace manufacturing. But Trinity Precision has learned that refining the indirect and unseen aspects of its operations can be just as valuable.

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Thermoplastic composites: Poised to step forward
Autoclave

Thermoplastic composites: Poised to step forward

The evolving role of thermoplastic materials and processes and their future in next-generation commercial aircraft.

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