Jeff Sloan Brand Vice President, CompositesWorld & Plastics Technology

Aerospace 22 Dec 2017

CAMX 2017: Award winners, notable technologies

Awards for Composites Excellence and CAMX Awards winners from CAMX 2017, the SAMPE Lubin Award winner, and a smattering of other technologies from the show.

21 Dec 2017

CAMX 2017: Video report

Video highlights from the largest composites trade show and conference in the composites industry’s largest market (North America).

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Wind/Energy 18 Dec 2017

AWEA: US tax bill leaves wind energy PTC untouched

The tax reform bill pending in the US Congress preserves the phase-out of the wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC).

Curing 18 Dec 2017

Wisconsin Oven doubles manufacturing space

The company has added 130,000 ft2 of new space with the acquisition of a neighboring building in East Troy, WI, US.

Aerospace 18 Dec 2017

Trelleborg finalizes Automated Dynamics acquisition

Automated Dynamics specializes in the development of customized automated fiber placement (AFP) solutions for high-performance composite parts and structures.

Design/Simulation 18 Dec 2017

Teton Composites launches analysis business

US-based Teton’s FEA service business specializes in helping clients design and analyze complex composite structures.

Filament Winding 18 Dec 2017

Steelhead Composites earns AS9100 certification

Steelhead Composites designs, manufactures and tests specialty, lightweight hydraulic components and composite pressure vessels to be used for weight-sensitive energy and fuel storage applications.

Curing 18 Dec 2017

Spirit AeroSystems unveils new composites curing technology

Spirit’s research group in Scotland has developed an “intelligent heated tool” technology that obviates the need for the autoclave and reduces cure time by 40%.

NDI 18 Dec 2017

Janicki Industries approved for Nadcap accreditation

US-based composites tooling and manufacturing specialist Janicki Industries has been granted Nadcap approval through 2020.

14 Dec 2017

The success of CAMX 2017 (the reboot)

CAMX 2017 was not diminished by its hurricane-induced postponement from September to December. The largest trade show in the composites industry’s largest market was a definitive success.