CW Blog
Low-rate layup tools made cost-effective with high-density polyurethane foam blocks
Nemesis Air Racing, an air racing team and kit-plane company owned and operated by Jon and Patricia Sharp, use prebonded closed-cell, polyurethane foam blocks to build the Nemesis NXT.
Read More
Compact tension fracture toughness testing
Dr. Donald A. Adams, president of Wyoming Test Fixtures Inc. (Salt Lake City, Utah) discusses compact tension fracture toughness testing.
Read More
Aerospace and industrial next-gen advanced composites: A two-way street?
The head of his own consulting company and the president of Dayton, Ohio-based Quickstep Composites, the U.S. subsidiary of Australia-based Quickstep Technologies (Bankstown Airport, New South Wales), HPC columnist Dale Brosius sees “aerospace” and “industrial” innovation as a two-way street.
Read More
Aerospace and industrial next-gen advanced composites: A two-way street?
The head of his own consulting company and the president of Dayton, Ohio-based Quickstep Composites, the U.S. subsidiary of Australia-based Quickstep Technologies (Bankstown Airport, New South Wales), HPC columnist Dale Brosius sees “aerospace” and “industrial” innovation as a two-way street.
Read More
High-performance vs. general purpose
Jeff Sloan notes the closing gap between “aerospace” and “industrial” composites.
Read More
Composites attract (more) attention as construction material
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is hosting its annual show this week in Chicago, and composites are getting unprecedented attention there.
Read More
RocTool announces new high-volume molding process
Light Induction Tooling (LIT) combines a simple, low-pressure molding system with fast heating and cooling technology to produce composite parts in cycles ranging from 105 to 310 seconds.
Read More
Celebrating a great composite design
The well-liked and well-known Hinckley "Picnic Boat" is 20 years old. CW recounts composites use on this popular yacht.
Watch
MTI Valve unveiled as innovative solution in resin infusion
New resin inlet valve touted as easy, low-cost way to ensure laminate compaction and “optimal” fiber volume fraction.
Watch
World's first all-carbon RV
Built without mechanical fasteners and at approximately half the weight of conventional products, the CR-1 is impressive and designed by an impressive team.
Watch
ORNL demonstrates 3-D printing with carbon fiber
Oak Ridge National Laboratory can print carbon fiber reinforced parts from 10 cm in size up to 2.4m in both lab and production settings at its Carbon Fiber Technology Facility.
Read More
