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Port Angeles Composite Recycling Technology Center wins federal grant
The $2 million from the US Department of Commerce will retrofit a building in Port Angeles, WA, US, to house the industrial and training facilities for the Composite Recycling Technology Center (CRTC).
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Shelby GT350R features carbon fiber wheels
Ford worked with Australia-based Carbon Revolution to develop the one-piece all-carbon fiber wheels, which save 60 lb in weight but provide better steering response.
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New target of carbon emissions standards: Heavy-duty trucks
New proposed emissions standards in the US are designed to cut carbon pollution from heavy-duty trucks and could expand the transportation lightweighting segment of the composites industry.
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Workforce development: Let's start in high school
CW Editor-in-Chief Jeff Sloan says one concern at the otherwise positive initial membership meeting of the new Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) was that the composites industry is quickly losing knowledge, as old-timers retire, that is not so easily replaced. Here's his prescription.
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Indiana Manufacturing Institute breaks ground
The Indiana Manufacturing Institute (IMI) is part of a $50 million project where Purdue University will advance research of composites manufacturing.
Read MoreICON A5 LSA completes FAA compliance audit
The A5 Light Sport amphibian aircraft has received its S-LSA airworthiness certificate from the US Federal Aviation Administration; the first plane will be delivered in July at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh air show.
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Hydrofoil technology meets the luxury yacht market?
If Zephyous Charters gets its way, hydrofoil technology made famous by the 2013 America's Cup race will soon be available on a luxury yacht near you. All that's needed is a little money.
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Out-of-autoclave processing: <1% void content?
Research sheds light on air and air-bubble behavior in OOA aerospace prepregs.
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The ends will be justified by the means
CW Editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan recalls the one question he's consistently fielded throughout his quarter century in magazine editing and publishing: “Don’t you worry about running out of things to write about?” Here's his answer.
Read MoreSpaceX demonstrates astronaut escape system for Crew Dragon
The successful test of the spacecraft’s launch escape capabilities proved the spacecraft’s ability to carry astronauts to safety in the unlikely event of a life-threatening situation on the launch pad.
Read MoreSPE announces dates, deadlines for automotive awards gala
The Automotive Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers will host its 45th-annual Automotive Innovation Awards Gala on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at Burton Manor in Livonia, MI, US.
Read MoreExelis wins center wingbox strut contract for Airbus A350-1000
Aerospace composites fabricator Exelis (Salt Lake City, UT, US) has won a multimillion-dollar contract from Airbus (Toulouse, France) to produce composite center wingbox struts
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