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Drawing design cues from nature: Designing for biomimetic composites, Part 1
Biomimicry is an interdisciplinary methodology that can inform composites design and manufacturing via use of more effective and sustainable materials, structural fabrication and technological practices.
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Download today's CAMX 2022 Show Daily: Tuesday, Oct. 18
Download today’s news reported live by CW on the CAMX show floor in Anaheim, California. Headlines cover this morning’s keynote, Michael Steep, Good Day, CAMX, ACE/CAMX award finalists and more.
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Kite-based energy system aims for high-output, low-impact wind energy
Netherlands-based startup Kitepower’s Falcon airborne wind energy (AWE) system deploys a fiberglass-intensive kite to generate wind energy with a low ground footprint.
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Digital Demo: Aerospace Carbon Fiber Infusion
Learn how this process combined with carbon fiber can offer the manufacturer the benefits of increased strength and the ability to make a lighter-weight part.
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GBI: Composites Fabricating approaches contraction in September
The GBI: Composites Fabricating closed September on the verge of “flat,” a reading the Index has not seen in two years.
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Plant tour: AvCarb, Lowell, Mass., U.S.
Composites are often selected for their structural properties, but at AvCarb, innovation in carbon fiber-based products has driven fuel cell technology advances for decades.
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Thermoplastic composites welding: Process control, certification, crack arresters and surface prep
More widespread use of welded composite structures within a decade? Yes, but further developments are needed.
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Tours and Technology Trends in 2022: CW Trending Episode 9
It has been a busy year for the CW team. In episode 9 of CW Trending, editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan and senior technical editor Ginger Gardiner discuss their recent plant tours and trends in the industry.
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Thermoplastic composites welding advances for more sustainable airframes
Multiple demonstrators help various welding technologies approach TRL 6 in the quest for lighter weight, lower cost.
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Automated filament winding system increases throughput, reduces manual labor for pressurized well tank production
For its new line of composite well water tanks, Amtrol worked with Roth Composite Machinery on an automated process for faster, more easily tracked production.
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Composites enable epic interior for Museum of the Future
For this one-of-a-kind lobby, AFI pioneered digital, reconfigurable molds to achieve organic-shaped, multifunctional panels and stairwell cladding.
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Advanced Fiberglass Industries: Composites enable innovation
With decades of composites design and fabrication experience, Dubai-based AFI turns problems into solutions.
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