3D printing continues to mature
While traditional applications such as prototyping is still growing, it will be augmented with a variety of new applications.
Read MoreCAMX 2015: Automotive, military innovations and on-floor demos
ACMA’s and SAMPE’s second combined event featured plenty of new products and thought-provoking conference sessions for the composites industry.
Read MoreUMaine professor's composite arch bridge earns White House honors
Habib Dagher, the primary inventor of the award-winning composite arch bridge system, will be recognized as a 2015 White House Transportation Champion of Change.
Read MoreMars habitat concepts feature 3D-printed composites
NASA has announced the design competition finalists for its 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge.
Read MoreDARPA pursuing new composite material and process
DARPA’s Tailorable Feedstock and Forming (TFF) program is seeking a tailorable short-fiber composite feedstock that is stampable and moldable and yields aerospace-grade properties.
Read MoreRecord-breaking land speed bicycle built with composites
The use of carbon fiber with Scott Bader’s Crestapol 1250LV infusion resin inside and out of the ARION1 land speed bicycle was extensive to achieve the strength to weight ratio needed for this type of speed challenge vehicle.
Read MoreClemson developing composite vehicle front-door
The $5.81 million research project looks to reduce the door’s weight by 42.5 percent.
Read MoreBlue Origin to manufacture its orbital launch vehicle at Space Coast
Blue Origin’s American-made BE-4 engine – the power behind its orbital launch vehicle – will be acceptance tested at the facility.
Read MoreSlideshow of SPE ACCE 2015
A look at the 15th edition of SPE’s Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE).
Read MoreSlideshow of SPE ACCE 2015
A look at the 15th edition of SPE’s Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE).
Read MoreNASA’s first flight of Orion with crew may not launch until 2023
It was originally scheduled for 2021, however, after a rigorous technical and programmatic review, the agency announced a new commitment to be ready for a launch with astronauts no later than April 2023.
Read MoreSPE ACCE 2015 show report
Was this the year, finally, for the big break-through for automotive composites? Maybe, depending on to whom one talked or the presentation one heard.
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