Ginger Gardiner

Ginger Gardiner Senior Technical Editor

Weaving

Colored carbon fiber

Options for adding color have been around for decades, but new products are hoping to up the ante and open new markets.

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Aerospace

Optimizing composite aerostructures production

Israel Aerospace Industries ramps production while reducing costs and improving quality thanks to integrated optimization software.

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Wind/Energy

Heated composites

LaminaHeat enables heated composite tools and new opportunities for composites via multifunctional structures.

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3D Printing: Niche or next step to manufacturing on demand?

With and without fiber reinforcement, additive manufacturing is making an impact, but to what end?

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Sustainability

The rise of HP-RTM

Decades of development have propelled it to prominence but its future demands industrial solutions for handling cost, complexity and process control.

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Sustainability

Armored-vehicle and rapid-transit pods

Composite crew/passenger compartments drop vehicle weight but boost functionality.

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RTM

HP-RTM on the rise

Decades of development have propelled it to prominence but its future demands industrial solutions for handling cost, complexity and process control.

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Aerospace

Plasma treatment as surface preparation for adhesive bonding

Concurrent with the TRUST program's development of process control, it is addressing the need for more robust surface prep. methods.

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Construction

The building envelope: FRP unitized façades

New composite design reduces framing, simplifies construction and improves performance vs. conventional aluminum-framed glass curtainwalls.

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Adhesives

Building TRUST in bonded primary structures

A DARPA program aims for certification via Bayesian process control system for the factory floor, bounding uncertainty and predicting reliability in real-time.

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Pultruded polyurethane pallets

Composite solution transforms wooden consumable into profit-generating asset.

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Aerospace

Making carbon fiber green

Composite Recycling Technology Center is being established in Washington State.

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