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If you didn't make it to CAMX, here's what you missed
CAMX 2018 was held Oct. 15-18 in Dallas, and if you could not attend this year, CompositesWorld did it for you. This compendium of written and video reporting from the show is designed to bring you up to speed on the new products, trends, presentations and more that the show had to offer.
Read MoreFRP panels used in two bridge renovations
Composite Advantage announced the completion of two new FRP bridge projects employing the its FiberSPAN fiber reinforced plastic composite deck material.
Read MoreCincinnati Inc.'s 3D printed trim tool for the 777X wing tip
Cincinnati Inc. explains the process for creating and their record-holding additively manufactured tool.
WatchAutomating composites production for ease of use and affordability
Schmidt & Heinzemann innovates composites workcells with German quality and small-company flexibility — “modules customized per product and program is the key.”
Read MoreVideo: Manufacturing the Future With Composites
CAMX 2018 showcased a video giving attendees a glimpse of the future through the eyes of the composites industry and illustrating the way advanced materials are being used to improve our lives.
WatchComposite pressure vessels take on cryogenic temperatures
Several recent innovations involving composite high pressure tanks indicate a leap forward in pressure vessel technology.
Read MoreCAMX 2018 video review
CAMX 2018 offered a comprehensive glimpse of how materials and processing technologies are evolving for the global composites industry.
WatchAirline travel is poised to become faster
Numerous supersonic concepts were announced at the National Business Aviation Assn. (NBAA) annual meeting in Orlando in October, indicating it is a technology to watch.
Read MoreCAMX 2018: Second look, more new developments
Curved pultrusion for automotive, Smart Susceptors for primary structure repairs and Huntsman advances leaf springs for trucks, carbon wheels for automotive, “thin-ply” ailerons with Airbus and Nanocomp Technologies.
Read MoreA new look at the aerospace market
A recent study provides the aerospace industry a clearer look at its overall size.
Read MoreA highly-manufacturable, high-performance hang glider
A small Swiss company has developed a fast and easily deployed manufacturing method for producing a competition-worthy rigid hang glider.
Read MoreCarbon fiber pickup box: A GM redux?
Didn’t GM release a truck with a composite pickup box years ago? The Pro-Tec box was molded in the same Huntington factory as the new CarbonPro version. So, what sets the new pickup box apart?
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