Ginger Gardiner Senior Technical Editor

Consumer 19 Nov 2015

Increased competition from metals

Boeing and Airbus are developing new, lightweight, corrosion-resistant metals that are targeting composites' traditional niche in the material sphere.

Out of Autoclave 3 Nov 2015

CAMX 2015: Eyecatchers

A selection of parts, processes and new players from the exhibit floor as well some interesting developments from the technical sessions.

Aerospace 2 Nov 2015

Multifunctional composites: past, present and future

Dr. Les Lee at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and Dr. James Thomas at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory give insights into the history of multifunctional composites, the drivers for their development and where they are headed.

Weaving 31 Oct 2015

Aerocomposites: The move to multifunctionality

Designers envision aircraft components that do more than bear structural loads, but must first confront great complexities to actualize greater functional efficiency.

Aerospace 31 Oct 2015

Re-dressing aeroengines with composite pipes

Sigma Lite braided carbon fiber/thermoplastic pipe cuts jet engine weight yet meets challenging design and manufacturing requirements.

Aerospace 31 Oct 2015

Composite aeroengine dressing to wing driveshafts, SHM and more

For Sigma Precision Components (Hinckley, UK), composite pipe for jet engine dressing could be only the beginning.

Out of Autoclave 30 Oct 2015

CFRP adapters deliver high-quality printing at lower cost

Filament wound, carbon fiber/epoxy cylinders meet customer performance demands.

Out of Autoclave 21 Oct 2015

The end of delamination?

A spin-off from MIT's NECSTlab, N12 Technologies Inc. launches NanoStitch, the world's first vertically aligned CNT product via a continuous industrial process, which bridges adjacent CFRP plies, boosting interlaminar shear and increasing fatigue life by 100%.