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National Composites Week: Helping us explore
As we celebrate National Composites Week here’s a look at some of the ways composites help us explore.
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Airbus, Hexcel celebrate National Composites Week with milestone production rate
The two companies are celebrating more than 40 years of collaboration and Hexcel Salt Lake City’s first year at full rate for the A350 program.
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National Composites Week: How composites protect us
As we celebrate National Composites Week, here’s a look at some of the ways composites keeping us safe.
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National Composites Week: How composites entertain us
As we celebrate National Composites Week lets take some time to consider some of the ways composites contribute to one of humankind’s most sought after pursuits — the quest for constant entertainment.
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Lightweight Potting Compounds Provide Enhanced Mechanical Strength
The next generation of aircraft manufacturing has arrived, and with it the demand for high-performance, sustainable and efficient materials. Newly developed potting compounds are among the lightweight solutions that are significantly improving aerospace manufacturing processes.
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IACMI SMC Workshop: From What to Why
Introductory course teaches students about composition, characteristics, benefits of sheet-molding compound.
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National Composites Week: Improving Lives
As we celebrate National Composites Week, here are just a few of the many ways the composites industry is working to improve our lives.
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National Composites Week: Sustainability
As we celebrate National Composites Week, here are just a few of the many ways the composites industry is working toward a sustainable world.
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Composites Index contracts on a surprise 5-point decline
Steep contraction in both production and new orders pulled the Composites Fabricating Index to 47.4 for July 2019.
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The impact of Apollo 11
On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, columnist Dale Brosius reflects on the past and future of advanced composites use in spacecraft.
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Increasing access to AFP
Addcomposites is democratizing composites manufacturing by leasing a low-cost toolhead that turns any robot into an automated fiber placement machine.
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