Ginger Gardiner Senior Technical Editor

Wind/Energy 30 Nov 2013

IBEX 2013 Show Review

Evidence of a marine industry rebound and a trend toward supplier M&A as the world’s largest boatbuilding trade show looks ahead to smoother sailing … and Tampa.

Adhesives 22 Nov 2013

Third wind blade break for GE

NA Windpower reports a third 48.7m blade has broken off a GE 1.6-100 turbine.

Adhesives 5 Nov 2013

SciGrip MMA to replace epoxy adhesive in wind blades

Methyl Methacrylate to offer up to 40 percent reduction in blade assembly cycle time plus address current maintenance issues due to variable bondline thickness.

Infusion 28 Oct 2013

Co-infused stringers and carbon fiber at Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show

Midnight Express Boats takes almost 4,000 lb out of its newest model, the 39S, with a switch to infusion and better optimized laminates.

Aerospace 14 Oct 2013

C-Series composite wing

The C-Series and Learjet 85 feature wing structures manufactured with dry fiber placement, but with cure in an autoclave. CW looks at how it's done.

Adhesives 1 Oct 2013

Wind blades: Pi preforms increase shear web failure load

Easily coinfused structural joint increases ultimate strength and fatigue life, offering solutions for designers as blades get longer and move offshore.

Wind/Energy 2 Sep 2013

Tailored Fiber Placement: Besting metal in volume production

Affordable automated production of highly optimized preforms and parts.

BMI 2 Sep 2013

Tooling up for larger launch vehicles

NASA and Janicki Industries demonstrate composites’ cost advantage in tooling for fabrication of 10m/33 ft diameter payload fairing for next-generation launch vehicle.

Wind/Energy 31 Jul 2013

Modular design eases big wind blade build

First segmented composite blade increases power generation, eases installation and keeps weight and costs in check.

Wind/Energy 31 Jul 2013

In the process of designing its G128 wind turbine blade and the INNOBLADE segmented blade technology that simplifies its transport (see “Modular design eases big wind blade build,” under “Editor’s Picks,” at top right), Gamesa (Vizcaya, Spain) has introduced several innovative auxiliary technologies that reduce cost and simplify processing, particularly in the context of blade delivery and installation.