Jeff Sloan

Jeff Sloan Brand Vice President, CompositesWorld & Plastics Technology

Marine

JEC World 2020 postponed to May 12-14

Coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak and concerns about exhibitor and attendee safety drove the decision. JEC World is the composites industry’s largest trade event. 

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JEC World 2020 preview: Anaglyph

Composites design and manufacturing solutions specialist Anaglyph is demonstrating the latest versions of its suite of software.

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Composites 4.0

JEC World 2020 preview: Aligned Vision

Aligned Vision is demonstrating how its BUILDGUIDE process control suite advances the digital factory with paperless layup and non-layup guidance, plus automatic inspection and documentation.

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Carbon Fibers

JEC World 2020 preview: Toray

Toray Industries Inc. is featuring its five European subsidiaries.

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Fabrics/Preforms

JEC World 2020 preview: Biteam

Biteam, a 3D weaving specialist, is featuring a new carbon fiber-based, small, cross-sectioned, profiled, tapered tube reinforcement for producing a stiff and lightweight composite structure.

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Carbon Fibers

JEC World 2020 preview: Bindatex

Composites and advanced materials precision slitting company Bindatex is announcing at JEC that it has cut 300 kg of prepreg and started work on its 14th order in two years for a large composites OEM supplying thermosets and thermoplastics.

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Out of Autoclave

Solvay launches epoxy prepreg for aerostructures compression molding

Solvay Composite Materials has launched CYCOM EP2750, a new highly drapable epoxy prepreg designed specifically for the compression molding of high-quality, high-rate, cost-effective primary and secondary aerostructures.

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Aerospace

I have seen the future and it is coming

The last 20 years were good to composites. What does the next 20 years have in store?

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Aerospace

Airbus, Québec government become sole owners of A220 program

Bombardier exits the commercial aircraft manufacturing business. Airbus owns 75% of the A220 program; Government of Québec owns 25%.

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Trends

Carbon fiber suppliers gear up for next-gen growth

CompositesWorld’s annual Carbon Fiber conference was held in Knoxville, Tenn., U.S., in late 2019 and included a pre-conference seminar focused on carbon fiber supply and demand.

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Braiding

Episode 30: Gary Sharpless, Concordia Fibers, Boston Materials Inc.

Composites industry veteran and marketing advisor Gary Sharpless discusses his more than 35 years in the industry and his current advisory roles with Concordia Fibers and Boston Materials.

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RTM

Presidium launches fast-cure, high-strength resin system

Presidium USA is introducing to the composites manufacturing market the RevoTherm line of resin systems that offer low viscosity, fast cure and high strength in finished parts.

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Quickly Make Molds, Tools and Fixtures
prepeg and slit tape products
Alpha’s Premier ESR®
Composite raw materials