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Gardner Business Index at 50.8 in February
New orders, production and future business expectations go up as small- and medium-sized fabricators see welcome expansion.
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Notched testing of composites
Open-hole test methods were developed in the early 1980s to compare toughness increases in new composite materials.
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Can we make recycled carbon fiber “sexy”?
Although we have methods to create useful product forms from recovered fiber, creating demand for those products will require new entrepreneurial effort.
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The composites super cycle — are we still living the dream?
Predicted before the 2008 recessionary crash, the super cycle’s foundations were to be built on an increasing use of composites in aircraft. How did it play out?
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JEC World 2016, the full report
CompositesWorld's editors report on the technologies and products that caught our eye at JEC World 2016, in early March.
Read MoreConsolidation in the fiberglass segment
Owens Corning announced in late January that it has signed an agreement to acquire the glass nonwovens and fabrics businesses of Ahlstrom, a fiber-based materials company.
Read MoreNASA selects Sierra Nevada for ISS cargo transport contract
In news seen as a big win for the company that was the sole loser during the competition for the coveted NASA contract to transport US astronauts to and from the International Space Station, Sierra Nevada Corp. was recently awarded a contract from NASA to launch cargo resupply missions to the ISS.
Read MoreHexcel core factory to augment growing Moroccan aerospace community
The new facility is part of Hexcel’s ongoing effort to diversify its global aerospace supply chain to support customers’ growing demand for engineered honeycomb core used in composite sandwich constructions for lightweight aircraft secondary structures, nacelles and helicopter blades.
Read MoreWhat the Detroit Auto Show does and does not show
There's carbon fiber in cars, not all of which is visible.
Read MoreDamage-propagation-resistant FRP: From bridge deck to canal lock
New work in application of composites in bridges and bridge decks.
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Molding with compression? Choose wisely you must
For those in the market for a compression molding machine — either to replace an aging machine or to add new capability — must be prepared to answer serious questions about the material and application for which it will be molded.
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