CW Blog

1 Jul 2004

Resin transfer molding and preforms for jet engine stators

New 3-D woven preforms and nanofillers will improve part quality and reduce manufacturing costs.

1 Jul 2004

SparrowHawk all-carbon composite sailplane

The first-ever all-carbon composite sailplane yields unprecedented maneuverability and top performance.

1 Jul 2004

Post-show review of the 2004 U.S. SAMPE Symposium

Largest-ever Symposium serves up a large helping of news and new technologies from advanced composites suppliers.

1 Jul 2004

GENOA modeling software closely predicts composite structuralfailure

Progressive failure analysis and material-level damage modeling enable life prediction of composite structures.

1 Jul 2004

A 2004 SAMPE Europe/JEC Composites Show post-show review

Paris Technical Conference marks SAMPE Europe's 25th Anniversary with myriad new developments.

1 Jun 2004

How EPA's eight-hour ozone emission regulations may affect composites manufacturers

Susan Bassett is a chemical engineer and air quality consultant. As president of Cogent Regulatory Science Inc. (Centennial, Colo., U.S.A.), she helps composite parts manufacturers understand and comply with air quality regulations. A Tale Of Two Maps Location, location, location is the leading factor in determining

1 Jun 2004

2004 JEC Composites Show post-show report

Business as usual in Paris? No ... much better, merci!

1 Jun 2004

New steel-strip-reinforced fiberglass pipe handles high-pressure oilfield applications

Hybrid technology positions composite pipeline to compete with steel in land and sea oilfields.

1 Jun 2004

User-friendly resins expanding composites' reach

Novel niche formulas enable composites breakthroughs for new market applications, traditional material replacement.

1 Jun 2004

Compression molding press technology adapts to meet new composite material processing requirements

Faster compression molding presses keep pace with new highly loaded, low-flow thermoplastics and thermosets.

1 Jun 2004

Composite cowl and instrument panel for utility vehicle meet production rate via in-mold coating

When E-Z-Go, a division of Textron, selected custom molder GI Plastek (Newburyport, Mass., U.S.A.) to produce both the cowl and instrument panel for the E-Z-GO ST 4x4 Utility Vehicle, the challenge was to manufacture parts that achieved extremes of aesthetic and mechanical performance at reasonable cost. Marketed as a

1 May 2004

Composites combat ready in UCAVs

As unmanned aircraft are designed from inception for combat duty, composites will carry the payloads in structural components.