CW Blog

Automotive 28 Jul 2016

Carbon fiber lightens medical laser chassis

Reduced weight shortens surgical and diagnostic procedures.

Workforce Development 28 Jul 2016

The FAA: Keeping up with aerocomposites evolution

Composite and metallic structures must conform to the same performance-based standard of safety.

Aerospace 28 Jul 2016

Follow the leader — or maybe not

The easy explanation for lack of proliferation of carbon composites is the “not invented here” syndrome.

Cutting/Kitting 27 Jul 2016

Bringing lean manufacturing to cutting and kitting

AGFM/GFM is developing a cutting and kitting system designed to maximize operator efficiency at the cutting table, and to minimize ply layup sequencing errors during sorting.

Aerospace 26 Jul 2016

Electric power for aircraft on the horizon

As a general aviation enthusiast and co-pilot — my husband and I fly a Mooney on occasion — I have been closely following the news about the Solar Impulse plane and the team’s historic round-the-world flight, on solar power alone.

Autoclave 21 Jul 2016

Three new 3D printing technologies for composites

Fiber-reinforced composite tooling, ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) and woven fiber composites are all now the realm of 3D printing.

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Carbon Fibers 14 Jul 2016

RMX Technologies to commercialize plasma surface treatment technology

After developing a plasma-based technology for carbon fiber oxidation, RMX Technologies is targeting plasma-based surface treatment technology.

Autoclave 14 Jul 2016

Highlights from 10th Intl. CFK Valley Stade Convention 2016

Annual conference featured new carbon composite technologies.

Aerospace 14 Jul 2016

Building a market for recycled carbon fiber

Recycling uncured and cured carbon fiber was once a challenge, but that hurdle has been cleared. The difficulty we have now is in developing a market for what has become a mountainous amount of recycled material. CW's Carbon Fiber 2016 conference will address this issue.