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Carbon Fibers

CW Talks catches up with Tom Lemire

CW Talks: The Composites Podcast chats with composites industry veteran Tom Lemire, whose experience ranges from selling Owens Corning glass fiber to Toho Tenax carbon fiber. 

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Automotive

Episode 20: Delft Hyperloop

Thymo Vlot and Ze Soengas of Delft Hyperloop and John Jackson of TenCate Advanced Composites discuss Delft’s entry in the SpaceX Hyperloop competition.

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How the CMC process works

GE Aviation releases video walking through their complete process chain for ceramic matrix composites.

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Consumer

Tour de France and bicycles: a showcase for composites

Senior editor Sara Black offers a round up of CW’s reporting over the years about composite bikes and the design efforts and complex materials that go into them.

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Ketones

CW’s monthly roundup of new products for the composites industry: July 2018

CW’s monthly roundup of new products for the composites industry – this month has seen innovations from Masterbond, MultiMechanics, NLign Analytics, Nordson, Optiplan, Verisurf and Victrex.

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Aerospace

Farnborough 2018: Uncertain expectations?

Today marks the start of the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow. This year’s event, while it promises to offer the usual awesome aircraft displays and plenty of aerocomposite parts innovations, is being staged among some political and business challenges.

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Molding in fasteners to CFRP parts

Placed into the mold prior to RTM, compression or injection molding/overmolding, this specially-shaped fastener enables composites to be fastened with standard methods used for metal parts.

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Epoxies

It’s time to plan your Wisconsin trip: Oshkosh 2018 is coming

The annual EAA AirVenture event is an air show/aircraft exhibition/trade show/learning opportunity/history lesson/concert venue/giant campout/Wisconsin bratfest and more. As in past years, composites industry expert and CW contributor Russ Emanis will spearhead a composites fabrication demonstration during the show.

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Surfacing Film Incorporates LSP Into One Ready-to-Use Film

Lightning can create serious risks to the structural integrity of the aircraft and to the safety of its passengers. That’s where lightning strike protection comes in.

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Consumer

Lightweight Reading

CW’s occasional round up of fun composite products and offbeat news surrounding the composites industry. 

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Glass Fibers

An under-appreciated industrial application

A humble industrial application, manholes and trench access covers, has turned out to be a successful venture for composite manhole supplier Fibrelite.

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Networking Drives Business Forward

Networking goes beyond building professional relationships. It provides a unique educational opportunity you can’t find anywhere else. Learn how to maximize your networking efforts at industry events like trade shows.

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