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Weaving

Plant Tour: BENTELER SGL, Ort im Innkreis, Austria

High-volume CFRP structures pioneer makes industrialization and multimaterial assembly look easy.

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Autoclave

Composite cases fuel commercial space venture

Launch vehicle supplier Orbital ATK is looking to break into the burgeoning commercial space market with a rocket motor that features an all-carbon fiber case.

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Aerospace

Preforming goes industrial: Part 2

Automated preforming isn’t only for 2D and 2.5D parts. Innovators are taking successful aim at building 3D preforms at production speeds.

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Carbon Fibers

SMC: Old dog, more tricks

In the sheet molding compound renaissance, the advent of new resins and compounds are broadening the definition and application of this versatile family of composites.

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Thermoplastics

Center for mass production of lightweight composites

German R&D center brings together 8 institutes and more than 80 companies from 120 countries to help industrialize composite parts production.

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Epoxies

Variable-axial composites open path to lighter composite structures

CFRP recurve bow riser demonstrates design and manufacturing approach with potential to cut weight vs. aluminum by 50-75% while increasing strength and stiffness.

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Epoxies

Fiber-metal laminates in the spotlight

Interest in FMLs is growing again as aeroengineers search for lightweight solutions adaptable to new narrowbody commercial aircraft.

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Episode 5: Greg Mark, Markforged

Greg Mark, founder and CEO of Markforged, discusses his journey of working with composites in additive manufacturing.

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Construction

The Grenfell Tower Fire - Let's make sure our architectural composites meet the codes

The devastating and deadly fire in a residential high-rise tower in London on June 14 did NOT involve composite materials as defined by CompositesWorld magazine, our readers and most composite suppliers.

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Carbon Fibers

Software shortens design path to longboard

Materials information program helps optimize materials selection.

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Carbon Fibers

Unweighting a crane to increase payload limit

Rethinking a crane stinger with carbon fiber for a more “uplifting experience.”

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Autoclave

Thinking outside the prepreg box in aerospace

A challenge to “outside the box” thinking about prepreg.

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