Jeff Sloan

Jeff Sloan Brand Vice President, CompositesWorld & Plastics Technology

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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Defense

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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Automotive

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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Carbon Fibers

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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Autoclave

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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Aerospace

Airlander targets tourist transport

The lighter-than-air, composites-intensive Airlander 10 will be outfitted for tourist travel to difficult-to-reach destinations.

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Out of Autoclave

Highlights: SPE ACCE 2017

The Society of Plastics Engineers Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibiton (SPE ACCE), held Sept. 6-8 in Novi, MI, US, remains the composites industry’s go-to event for the latest on technology and equipment for automotive composites design, tooling and fabrication.

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Editorial

Looking forward to the rescheduled CAMX 2017

Leading the charge vs. follow those who lead the charge. 

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