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Carbon fiber/epoxy for automotive mass reduction, mass production

IACMI precompetitive research explores carbon fiber-reinforced prepreg, SMC with novel matrix for structural passenger-car applications.

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Space

Spacesuits for the next generation

NASA has unveiled two new spacesuit designs that will be used for the Artemis program moon missions.

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Mass Transit

Composites Index contracts for third month

The Composites Index experienced its third month of contracting activity in September, registering 47.3.

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Automotive

Shape Machining unveils carbon fiber suspension links

The company has designed, manufactured and successfully tested a carbon fiber suspension link for a high-end automotive OEM.

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Glass Fibers

Keeping things moving with FRP

Two recent projects using fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bridge decking material from Composite Advantage (Dayton, Ohio, U.S.) demonstrate the increasing role of composites in infrastructure.

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Composites 4.0

On the road with CompositesWorld

CW Senior Editor Scott Francis offers a recap of recent composites industries events including CAMX 2019 and SPE ACCE 2019. 

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Sustainability

Composites 4.0: digital assistants, edge computing and the future of smart factories

Plataine reviews developments and discusses where composites manufacturing is headed.

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CAMX

Looking back on CAMX 2019

CAMX 2019 has come and gone, and it was another successful show and conference. If you were not able to attend, the best way to get up to speed quickly on the events, presentations and technologies you missed is to review the CAMX Show Daily.

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Weaving

NASA all-electric experimental aircraft to begin ground testing

NASA’s X-57 Maxwell has been delivered to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in its Mod II configuration and will soon undergo extensive ground testing of its integrated electric propulsion system.

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Trends

The Kordsa strategy

Turkey-based Kordsa has a long history supplying materials to the global tire market. It now has its sights set on reinforcement fabrics, prepregs and core materials for aerospace, automotive and industrial structures.

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Adhesives

California high school adds composites fabrication to curriculum

A STEM academy recently opened the doors to a brand-new composites fabrication lab, to prepare students for the local aerospace workforce after graduation.

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CompositesWorld is the source for reliable news and information on what’s happening in fiber-reinforced composites manufacturing.

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