Jeff Sloan

Jeff Sloan Brand Vice President, CompositesWorld & Plastics Technology

Carbon Fibers

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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RTM

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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CompositesWorld needs you

CompositesWorld is launching the CW Operations Survey, designed to help us (and you) understand where and how the composites industry is evolving. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey.

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Aerospace

AC&A acquires Applied Composites Engineering

US-based Applied Composites Engineering (ACE) manufactures composite parts and structures for the aerospace and defense markets.

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Webinar: Composites in aerostructures

CompositesWorld is hosting a free Siemens-sponsored webinar on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 2:00 pm EST, titled, “New Entrants in Aerospace: Composites as the Deciding Factor.”

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Webinar: Composites in architecture

CompositesWorld is hosting a free Altair-sponsored webinar on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 11:00 am EST, titled, “Use of Composite Materials in Organic Architecture.”

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Polynt-Reichhold reorganizes distribution for coating resins

Distribution will be handled by L.V. Lomas, IMCD US, TCR Industries, Nexeo Solutions and Brenntag.

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Carbon Fibers

Toyota fuel cell bus features carbon fiber composite roof

Toho Tenax carbon fiber and aluminum are combined in fabrication of roof for Toyota hydrogen-powered bus. 

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Out of Autoclave

CW Talks: How carbon fiber beat out steel in elevator cabling

CW Talks: The Composites Podcast learns from KONE’s Steve Gonzalez how pultruded carbon fiber UltraRope was developed to help move elevators up and down in the world’s tallest buildings.

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Defense

Orbital ATK wins contract to make composite parts for F-35

Orbital ATK will produce bullnose and blade seals at its facility in Clearfield, UT, US.

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Aerospace

Irkut MC-21 flight-testing continues

Irkut’s MC-21-300 test aircraft, featuring an out-of-autoclave carbon fiber wing box, flew 4,500 km from Irkukst, Russia to Moscow.

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