Ginger Gardiner

Ginger Gardiner Senior Technical Editor

Aerospace

A partnership for sustainable composites

CW talks to Entropy Resins and Gougeon Brothers about their future as one company.

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Wind/Energy

Fold-to-form CFRP battery boxes, HP-RTM wishbones

Williams new EV platform demos 223 composite forming process and £20 suspension arms using recycled carbon fiber.

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ATL/AFP

Zero-defect manufacturing of composite parts

ZAero project aims for 30-50% boost in productivity via inline AFP inspection, simulated part performance and decision support tools.

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Carbon Fibers

CAMX 2017: Highlights from the floor

3D printing and nanotechnology developments promise to cut time and cost in composite structures production while recycling and sustainability continue to grow in importance.

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Slideshow: The sights of CAMX 2017

After postponing CAMX 2017 due to Hurricane Irma, CAMX 2017 (Dec. 12-14; Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla.) came back in full force. 

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Defense

BGF – US link to global composites high-tech

With >50 years in composites, this well-known US supplier is widening its portfolio of composites technologies into opportunities for integrated products and advanced manufacturing.

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Automotive

Large, Class A parts every 60-150 seconds

Romeo RIM advances long fiber injection process efficiency for lighter, lower-cost composite parts.

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Out of Autoclave

Improving one-piece aerostructures by automating preforming

IAI’s fully automated “one-shot” RTM production line cuts helicopter seat cost 30% vs. hand layup prepreg.

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Carbon Fibers

Higher performance in precast concrete with CFRP

C-GRID trusses in CarbonCast wall system cut construction time, cost, complexity and carbon footprint in energy-efficient urban student housing.

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Carbon Fibers

SGL offers high-performance organosheet and thermoplastics for overmolding

“Thermoplastic toolbox” includes LFT, UD tapes, woven semi-finished sheets and carbon/glass hybrids in PA and polyolefins for automotive and other high-volume applications.

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RTM

CFRP bests steel in precision ball joints

Near-zero backlash in bearings and automation components.  

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Fabrics/Preforms

Carbon-Kevlar Hinge

Besting metal hardware in weight, thickness, 3X load capacity and 1 million fatigue cycles with no degradation.

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Composite raw materials
prepeg and slit tape products
Quickly Make Molds, Tools and Fixtures
Alpha’s Premier ESR®