Jeff Sloan

Jeff Sloan Brand Vice President, CompositesWorld & Plastics Technology

Pressure Vessels

IACMI starts to hit its stride

The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI, Knoxville, TN, US) held its second membership meeting in Detroit, MI, US, Jan. 13-14, to coincide with the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).

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Aerospace

LEAP backlog spurs composites production expansion

If some were unaware of the significance CFM International’s composites-intensive LEAP engine, there was no ignoring two announcements in February that signaled just how massive this commercial jet engine program is and will be.

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Carbon Fibers

OOA: Thermoplastic alternative targets performance spec

CF/PEEK helicopter driveshaft’s toughness trumps traditional metric.

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Carbon Fibers

VBO prepregs: The Vision SF50

OOA vacuum-bag-only process makes carbon fiber structures a reality for the world’s first personal jet.

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Carbon Fibers

OOA overview: Market & opportunities

CW looks at where aero-OEMs and their suppliers are finding out-of-autoclave alternatives.

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Pro-Set high-capacity epoxy pumps

Gougeon Brothers Inc. (Pro-Set Inc., Bay City, MI, US) has introduced new high-volume epoxy pumps that dispense epoxy faster than any pump the company has ever offered.

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Aerospace

Safran plans to locate third Safran/Albany composites facility in Mexico

The new plant, in Querétaro, Mexico, will mirror those in New Hampshire and France, producing carbon fiber fan blades for CFM International's LEAP engine.

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Carbon Fibers

Swedish group evaluating lignin-based CF for automotive structures

KTH Royal Institute of Technology has developed a sub-scale vehicle that demonstrates use of lignin-based carbon fiber in the roof and battery electrodes.

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Wind/Energy

If we recycle it, will they come?

Thanks to the 787 and the A350 XWB aircraft programs, the composites industry has more scrap carbon fiber prepreg than it knows what to do with. At least, not yet.

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Aerospace

CFM: LEAP engine orders exceed 10,000

Aircraft engine maker CFM International booked 2,154 engines in 2015, produced 1,638 engines and has a backlog of 13,400 engines.

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Aerospace

James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror fully assembled

The mirror consists of 18 primary mirror segments, each 1.3m wide and mounted on a composite backplane structure. The telescope will be launched in 2018.

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Aerospace

GE Aviation, Batesville, MS, US

With a supply chain busy making commercial jet engines like the GE90, GEnx, LEAP and GE9X, GE Aviation has invested heavily in its composites capabilities in Batesville.

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