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IACMI Winter 2020 Meeting
The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) held its winter meeting in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. January 21-23, updating its membership on the public-private institute's efforts to accelerate composites design and manufacturing.
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Composites Index ends year on production boost
The Composites Index closed 2019 with a December reading of 49.2.
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CFRP preform technology is fast, flexible, efficient
Porsche racecar is first to sport part-via-preform technology.
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Diving deeper into composite processes
CW recently had the opportunity to visit Abaris Training (Reno, Nev., U.S.), a company that has offered advanced composite training courses for more than 30 years.
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Advancing thermoplastic composites and RTM for Clean Sky 2 in Spain
EURECAT leads projects for TPC keel beam, window frames and thermoset RTM fuselage frames with TPC shear ties for next-gen aircraft.
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Looking back at 2019 webinars
CompositesWorld webinar topics range from structural adhesives to automated fiber placement (AFP) to thermoplastics to composites repair, and much more.
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Continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites enable wheel blade for all-electric SUV
Covestro’s Maezio continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) composites are being used in the production of a wheel blade for NIO’s all-electric SUV.
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One-piece, one-cure, infused carbon fiber wheel is ready to roll
ESE Carbon Co.’s new carbon fiber wheel uses tailored fiber placement and custom presses to minimize waste and improve scalability.
WatchComposites 4.0: Future or fad?
Columnist Dale Brosius reflects on Industry 4.0 — and, by extension, Composites 4.0 — and its future in the composites manufacturing industry.
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Composites' role in seawater reverse osmosis desalination
Part two of a two-part series on the role of composites for meeting California’s 21st-century water needs.
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Demand for longer sprayer boom arms enables composites in agricultural equipment
Shift from steel to carbon fiber/glass fiber composites extends sprayer boom arm width, lowers weight, reduces cost and enhances productivity.
Read MoreTech Table: Adhesives
A table of aerospace structural adhesives includes collected from data provided by suppliers.
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