Jeff Sloan

Jeff Sloan Brand Vice President, CompositesWorld & Plastics Technology

Mikrosam expands into North America

Macedonia-based Mikrosam will partner with New Jersey-based Composites Automation LLC to sell its composites automation system into North America.

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Aerospace

V-22 Osprey exceeds 400,000 flight hours

The composites-intensive V-22 Osprey tilrotor aircraft, in service since 2007, has logged more than 400,000 flight hours in theaters throughout the world.

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Adhesives

Maverick Corp. sister company sold to Loar Group

Maverick Molding, sister company of high-temperature polyimide supplier Maverick Corp., was acquired by New York-based Loar Group.

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CAMX 2018 to be co-located with industrial fabrics expo

CAMX 2018 and IFAI Expo 2018 will be held Oct. 15–18, 2018, at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, TX, US.

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Electronics

Ultrathin sandwich panels come to market

These 0.2-mm-thick carbon fiber/foam sandwich structures have been developed by North Thin Ply Technology and 4a manufacturing.

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Aerospace

SolAero-powered wings progressing

SolAero Technologies Corp. has successfully completed ground testing of the integrated solar wings on Bye Aerospace's medium-altitude, long-endurance solar-electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), called StratoAirNet.

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Carbon Fibers

Webinar: Disk springs using carbon fiber composites

CompositesWorld is presenting a free MW Industries-sponsored webinar on Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. EST titled, “Disruptive Alternative for Metal Compression Springs Expands Product Development Possibilities.”

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Aerospace

Orbital ATK tests motor case for next-gen launch vehicle

The high-strength composite case for the Next Generation Launch system passed operating pressure and compression/tensile line loads.

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Aerospace

GE Aviations opens CMC facility in Alabama

The $200 million facility will manufacture silicon carbide (SiC) materials used to manufacture ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), for GE and LEAP aircraft engines.

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Aerospace

Plant tour: Diamond Aircraft Austria, Wiener Neustadt, Austria

Composites use among general aviation manufacturers is far from unusual, but none apply them quite like this airframer does.

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Automotive

SGL Group buys out all of BENTELER-SGL joint venture

Germany-based SGL Carbon SE becomes the sole owner of the company, which focuses on high-rate manufacturing of composite parts and structures for automotive and other end markets.

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Carbon Fibers

Audi R8 seat wall: A prelude to production

Audi takes it upon itself to design and develop carbon fiber composite structures that, the company hopes, will enter high-rate production.

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