Jeff Sloan Brand Vice President, CompositesWorld & Plastics Technology

Wind/Energy 17 Nov 2016

Composites' future in automotive

The consensus is that carbon fiber will be a material of choice among many materials from which automotive OEMs will select, so the big question is not if carbon fiber will be used, but how much.

CAMX 8 Nov 2016

CAMX 2016: The final report

With CAMX 2016 quickly receding, we offer this the full, complete and final report on what was seen, what was heard and what was new at North America's largest composites industry event. And we hope to see you next year at CAMX 2017, Sept. 11-14 in Orlando, Florida.

Defense 31 Oct 2016

Living in a much-changed composites world

In the composites world, change is good – and habitual.

Wind/Energy 26 Oct 2016

In Brazil, where the wind blows and blows

CW editor Jeff Sloan is in northeastern Brazil this week, getting an up-close look at the Brazilian wind market, and a dynamic manufacturer of wind blades.

Carbon Fibers 23 Oct 2016

Meggitt expands carbon brake manufacturing capacity

With the expansion, Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems moved its wheel-and-brake maintenance and repair operations from Akron, Ohio to Danville, Kentucky.

Glass Fibers 20 Oct 2016

Teijin + Continental Structural Plastics: Going forward

With Teijin set to take the reins of Continental Structural Plastics (CSP), both companies start thinking about how the future will look for this new autocomposites Tier 1.

Construction 20 Oct 2016

CAMX 2016 Show Report

The 3rd annual joint ACMA/SAMPE-sponsored trade event comes to Anaheim with an exhibition and conference program attractive to professionals across the composites world.

Machining/Drilling 13 Oct 2016

What I taught at IMTS

IMTS is a big manufacturing show dominated by machines and tools for cutting metals. I was asked to educate the masses about how the machining of composites is different. It was captured on video.

Design/Simulation 11 Oct 2016

On Mars, not just any suit will do

NASA seeks impact resistance in next-generation space suit.

Construction 3 Oct 2016

Visionaries put composites in perspective

CAMX 2016 keynoters from Luminati Aerospace, Local Motors and Greg Lynn FORM outline their vision for the future of composites.

Automotive 3 Oct 2016

How do we integrate composites into the auto supply chain?

I am attending this week (Sept. 7-9) the Society of Plastics Engineers’ (SPE) Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition (ACCE) in the Detroit suburb of Novi, MI, US.

Aerospace 22 Sep 2016

The long view on aerocomposite structures

Now that the composites industry has absorbed the composite-intensive Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 XWB commercial aircraft programs, it's time to look ahead and think more critically about where and how composites might or might not be used in future aircraft.