Contact
Rational exuberance for emerging markets
Advanced air mobility and hydrogen storage represent a huge opportunity for the composites industry. They will also be hugely challenging.
Read More
Hyosung to add fourth carbon fiber line in South Korea
The $38.5 million expansion will bring the company’s total carbon fiber capacity to 9,000 metric tonnes per year.
Read More
Predicting and mitigating failure in composite parts
Understanding the complexity of composites manufacturing resides in studying the design challenges inherent to fabrication, as much as the physics aspect. To serve this effort, CW introduces a new column, “Predicting Failure.”
Read More
Laser bondline inspection becomes reality
One of the Holy Grails of composites manufacturing has been reliable verification of adhesive bondline strength integrity. A technology that does just that has arrived.
Read More
Composites end markets: Industrial (2022)
Composites often must meet a certain aesthetic in applications where the consumer is the end user. But fiber-reinforced materials are just as valuable in industrial applications where corrosion resistance, high strength and durability are the performance key.
Read More
Clogging the brain drain: Growing the composites workforce in a pandemic era
As Baby Boomers retire and high school and college graduates forestall their entry into the workforce, composites fabricators need to get creative to close the gap.
Read More
External, internal mold release systems
Acmos Inc. has published a product brochure that outlines the types and capabilities of mold release systems offered by the company.
Read More
What CW's analytics have to say about 2021 composites trends
A look back on the most-read CW stories in 2021 tells us much about what to expect in 2022.
Read More
Plant tour: Bucci Composites, Faenza, Italy
A stalwart in Italy’s “Motor Valley” opens its doors for a discussion and exploration of the company’s history in composites manufacturing for high-performance cars and other applications.
Read More
Hengshen to produce rear pressure bulkhead demonstrators
China-based Hengshen Carbon and Composites will produce five 4.5-meter demonstrator composite rear pressure bulkheads (RPB) for a Chinese aerospace OEM.
Watch
The outlook for carbon fiber supply and demand
The picture painted at Carbon Fiber 2021 concerning the current supply and demand for carbon fiber indicates an in-flux, rapidly changing environment across a majority of end markets.
Read More
Plant tour: ATC Manufacturing, Post Falls, Idaho, U.S.
ATC is at the top of the list when it comes to thermoplastic composites and aerostructures manufacturing. CW explains why.
Read More