Jeff Sloan

Jeff Sloan Brand Vice President, CompositesWorld & Plastics Technology

Editorial

Home building with composites

There’s a house being built next door. It could be using more composites.

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Update: Lower wing skin, Wing of Tomorrow

Airbus is evaluating several advanced composites technologies as part of its Wing of Tomorrow program. Among these is liquid resin infusion of the lower wing skin, being developed by Spirit AeroSystems.

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Pressure Vessels

National Composites Week: Why are composites essential?

On the last day of the 2020 National Composites Week, composites professionals tell us why they think composites are essential. A million thanks to everyone who participated.

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Infusion

Reimagining wind blade design

Wind turbine blade architecture is so well established that it’s difficult to imagine there might be a better alternative. ACT Blade’s skeleton-based design is a step in that direction.

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Join CW to celebrate National Composites Week.

National Composites Week, August 24-28, is your chance to celebrate the importance of composite materials and manufacturing. This year’s theme: Composites Are Essential.

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AZL Aachen webinar: Tape integration into injection molding

AZL Aachen is hosting the third webinar in its Lightweight TechTalk series, titled, “Tape Integration Into Injection Molded Parts,” on Thursday, Aug. 13, 5:00 am-6:20 am EDT (11:00 am-12:20 pm CET).  

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Aerospace

Webinar presentation: Next-Generation Composites Materials and Processes (July 2020)

CompositesWorld hosted on July 28, 2020, a webinar titled, “Next-Generation Composite Materials and Processes.” If you missed the live webinar, you can watch the recording or download a PDF of the presentation.

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Aerospace

Aerion Supersonic, Spirit AeroSystems expand composites agreement

Spirit will expand its work on the composite forward, pressurized fuselage for the AS2 supersonic business jet, leading to full-rate production in 2023.

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Automotive

Corvette, yesterday and today

The Corvette has changed much in 67 years, but its appeal is enduring.

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Thermoplastics

CAMX 2020 Preview

Transformed into a virtual event, the latest CAMX 2020 preview describes some of the opportunities that will be available for visitors and exhibitors. 

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Epoxies

Sky Advanced Materials fabrics win DNV-GL type approval

Certification for Hungary-based Sky Advanced Materials covers use of fabrics made with Zoltek PX35 50k tow carbon fiber combined with epoxy or vinyl ester. 

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Carbon Fibers

Lilium, Toray reach carbon fiber supply agreement

Toray will provide carbon fiber directly to Lilium during development of the Lilium Jet eVTOL craft, and then to suppliers during prototyping and production. Includes video of Lilium Jet test flight.

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Composite raw materials
prepeg and slit tape products
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Quickly Make Molds, Tools and Fixtures