CW Blog

Braiding 6 Dec 2016

Reversibly crosslinking thermoset-thermoplastic hybrid polymers

Evonik’s new system delivers crosslinked performance of epoxies below 100°C, processing benefits of thermoplastics above 170°C.

Materials Testing 30 Nov 2016

Thermography: The Big Picture gets bigger

Recent advances in IR camera technology are ... fueling another surge in thermography use.

Aerospace 30 Nov 2016

Some predictions for 2017

We will see even greater progress in 2017 than we saw in 2016, some surprising, some long awaited.

Editorial 30 Nov 2016

In the midst of a paradigm reconstruction in automotive materials

The effects of paradigm shifts in shared experience.

Out of Autoclave 30 Nov 2016

Cored carbon air-supported vessel

Tuco Marine’s ASV a sustainable yet speedy craft.

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Bonding 30 Nov 2016

Redesigned bonded fasteners enable RTM railway cabinets

Adhesion Technologies Ltd. (ATL, Hampshire, UK) has developed a range of in-mold bonded fasteners, which reduce build time by eliminating the need for hole-drilling.

Molds/Tools 23 Nov 2016

Size-unlimited OOA composite process enables next-gen system

United Launch Alliance selects Ruag Space for lower cost/improved quality out-of-autoclave manufacture of Vulcan’s composite primary structures.

Construction 22 Nov 2016

UV-curing grows composites market share

Established and flourishing in the underground pipe relining arena, UV-curable resins are finding new applications in other out-of-the-way places.

Pressure Vessels 17 Nov 2016

Composites' future in automotive

The consensus is that carbon fiber will be a material of choice among many materials from which automotive OEMs will select, so the big question is not if carbon fiber will be used, but how much.

16 Nov 2016

Researchers working on turning coal into carbon fiber

A derivative of coal called “pitch" could be used to produce carbon fiber utilized in items from skis to automobile and aircraft parts.

Carbon Fibers 16 Nov 2016

Carbon fiber performs aesthetically and structurally

From the informative website called Composites and Architecture, hosted by Kreysler and Associates (American Canyon, CA, US), comes a unique use of carbon fiber strands.

Out of Autoclave 9 Nov 2016

Is the market ready for another widebody aircraft?

This past week, the Airshow China 2016 event was held, from November 1 – 6 in Zhuhai, China. A notable outcome from the show, reported in several media outlets, was that Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) and the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) have advanced their plans for their collaborative twin-aisle widebody aircraft.