How the CMC process works
GE Aviation releases video walking through their complete process chain for ceramic matrix composites.
WatchFACC to produce SMC interiors for A320
Airbus supplier invests in highly automated production line for new Airspace cabin entrance area using sheet molding compound
Read MoreMolding in fasteners to CFRP parts
Placed into the mold prior to RTM, compression or injection molding/overmolding, this specially-shaped fastener enables composites to be fastened with standard methods used for metal parts.
WatchPlant tour: Elbit Systems Ltd., Haifa, Israel
Military and commercial tier supplier Elbit Cyclone maintains precision and quality as it continues growth in composites, complex assemblies and high-rate production.
Read MorePlant tour: Israel Aerospace Industries, Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is developing increasing expertise both in and out of the autoclave as it expands an already broad composites production portfolio.
Read MoreHigh-performance composites in Israel
Four major manufacturers — diverse, yet with shared commitment — showcase global aerocomposites industry capacity and this region’s potential for future growth.
Read MoreGenerative design and continuous 3D fiber deposition
Generative design replicates nature’s evolutionary approach by combining artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing to provide thousands of solutions to one engineering problem.
WatchComposites Pavilion at AIA 2018
New composite products for architecture/construction and student designs innovate how composites can be used.
Read MoreEconCore licenses Fynotej for NA automotive applications and advances into high-performance thermoplastics (HPT)
Branded Fynocore, these panels have a PP honeycomb core with skins – thermally bonded in-line – in either solid PP sheet or including a non-woven surface finish.
Read MoreUAC and COMAC approved the general layout of CR929 next new wide-body aircraft
UAC and COMAC have agreed to the aircraft’s principal geometry and will next move on to the stage of full-scale joint development of the aircraft design and systems.
Read MoreMagna forms JV with BJEV to engineer and build electric vehicles in China
The engineering and manufacturing joint ventures are expected to take over an existing BAIC manufacturing facility in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, where the first production vehicles are planned for 2020.
Read MoreTeijin breaks ground for carbon fiber facility in South Carolina
TENAX manufacturing to start second half of 2020, targeting aerospace and automotive industries.
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