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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.
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On Mars, not just any suit will do
NASA seeks impact resistance in next-generation space suit.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Teijin + CSP = Tier 1?
The news yesterday that Teijin Ltd. is buying Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) might have seemed, at first glance, like an odd pairing, but you need to mull it over only a few minutes to see that it makes sense.
Read MoreTeijin Ltd. to acquire Continental Structural Plastics
Teijin, as part of its efforts to become a Tier 1 automotive composites supplier, pays US$825 million for automotive composites specialist Continental Structural Plastics.
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CAMX 2016 Exhibitor Previews: Part 2
CAMX, in its third year, is growing and expanding, and the quantity and quality of new products and technologies being introduced at the show is impressive. CAMX Connection asked exhibitors to tell us about the products they will feature, and the response has been tremendous. This week features Part 2 of 2 of the CAMX 2016 Exhibitor Previews.
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2016 end of summer book report
CW's Jeff Sloan takes a closer look at three books that focused on the creative application of design engineering and materials to achieve a specific goal.
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CAMX 2016 Exhibitor Previews: Part 1
CAMX, in its third year, is growing and expanding, and the quantity and quality of new products and technologies being introduced at the show is impressive. This week features Part 1 of the CAMX 2016 Exhibitor Previews.
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Living in space, surrounded by composites?
As humans travel further into space, the structures in which they live will become extremely important. NASA is working with six companies on development of deep space habitat designs that could represent a new end market for composites.
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Is 3D commuting in our future?
As we look to the skies in an effort to alleviate traffic jams on the ground, might there be a future for composite materials in emerging aircraft ride-sharing?
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