Jeff Sloan Brand Vice President, CompositesWorld & Plastics Technology

ATL/AFP 29 Mar 2016

JEC World 2016, the full report

CompositesWorld's editors report on the technologies and products that caught our eye at JEC World 2016, in early March.

Weaving 29 Mar 2016

What the Detroit Auto Show does and does not show

There's carbon fiber in cars, not all of which is visible.

Compression Molding 29 Mar 2016

Molding with compression? Choose wisely you must

For those in the market for a compression molding machine — either to replace an aging machine or to add new capability — must be prepared to answer serious questions about the material and application for which it will be molded.

Sheet Molding Compound 24 Mar 2016

The dawn of low-cost carbon fiber?

After several years of research and development work on its pilot scale carbon fiber manufacturing line, ORNL signaled that its efforts are ready to be paid off when it announced it is seeking licensees for its process.

Biomaterials 24 Mar 2016

CAMX 2016: Last chance to submit abstracts

CAMX, the largest composites event in the largest composites market, is still accepting abstract proposals for its conference program.

22 Mar 2016

Nexeo Solutions acquired by billionaire investor

Composites materials distributor Nexeo Solutions is being acquired by WL Ross Holding Corp.

Automotive 21 Mar 2016

Aston Martin, Red Bull to collaborate on hypercar

Codenamed Project AM-RB 001, the new hypercar will blend cutting-edge F1 technology with Aston Martin’s signature sports car design.

Editorial 16 Mar 2016

The NDE challenge

CW editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan discusses the aerospace industry's need for robust and reliable non-destructive evaluation technologies.

Carbon Fibers 14 Mar 2016

Toho Tenax develops production system for carbon fiber composites

The process combines Toho Tenax' Part via Preform technology with high-pressure resin transfer molding (HP-RTM) to speed manufacture of carbon fiber composites.

Aerospace 14 Mar 2016

Aurora Flight Sciences selected to develop x-plane demonstrator

The demonstrator, called LightningStrike, features distributed hybrid-electric propulsion ducted fans and aims to offer high-speed, high-efficiency tilt-wing capability.

IACMI 14 Mar 2016