CW Blog
Software speeds tape layer production, optimizes precision
the Siemens Aerospace Center of Excellence's (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) developed the Siemens SINUMERIK 840D CNC system speeds production on a large ATL machine at the former Boeing Wichita plant (now Spirit AeroSystems) in Wichita, Kan.
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Press refurbishment a cost-effective strategy for improving production
When a U.S.-based molder of composite friction materials used in aircraft braking systems recently upgraded its factory capabilities, French Oil Mill Machinery Co. (Piqua, Ohio) agreed to rebuild 10 of the molder’s 400-ton presses
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Laminate bearing/bypass interaction test methods
Dr. Donald F. Adams (Wyoming Test Fixtures Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah) reviews laminate bearing/bypass interaction test methods.
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2011 International Paris Air Show
At the 49th event, records are set for attendance and aircraft orders, and airframers go on record about composites-related developments.
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Composites on the re-engined 737NE?
Jeff Sloan, editor-in-chief of High-Performance Composites magazine, comments on the impact of The Boeing Co.'s (Chicago, Ill.) decision to re-engine its fabled 737 single-aisle passenger jet. What remains to be seen, he says, are what composites opportunities there might be on the 737NE.
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WINDPOWER 2011 Report
Wind energy advocates, turbine builders and their suppliers, policy makers, and a growing number of wind-involved composites professionals gather where it all began.
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Small wind gets big
Massive growth, complex blade designs reopen challenging market in wind energy niche.
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Fiberglass façade: GRP shapes modernize hotel in Spain
The exterior of the Vista Riviera hotel in Benidorm, Spain, has been transformed with a modern twist, thanks to the fiberglass expertise of Miraplas SL (Monforte del Cid, Spain).
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The way things were
Technically, the Great Recession of 2007-2009 ended in June 2009 in the United States.
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Cured-in-place pipe project tests composites capabilities
Insituform Technologies uses iPlus Composite cured-in-place pipe technology to replace a sewer pipeline 25 ft underground at San Diego International Airport.
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Tooling for composites: Evolutionary trajectory
New technologies and improved methods keep up as tools get bigger and more complex and toolmaking gets ever more challenging.
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