Automotive, going forward?
CT editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan asks when, if and how composites professionals will be ready to meet the challenges of significant use of carbon fiber composites in automobiles.
Read MoreCompression molding mass out of aircraft interiors
Continuous carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic lightweights smoke detector pan and slashes production cycle time.
Read MoreToray makes waves with Zoltek purchase
Toray was already the largest carbon fiber maker in the world, and with Zoltek it not only gets bigger, but expands into new markets.
Read MoreComposite submarine camels win with long-term durability
U.S. Navy wisely opts for more expensive submarine moorings that maximize lifecycle cost efficiency.
Read MoreHPC goes to SPE ACCE
CT Editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan fields initial reports from two CT staffers about the recent — and growing — Society of Plastics Engineers' Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition.
Read MoreAt Composites Europe: A lot of car hoods
As with most composites trades shows and events these days, automotive applications are getting more attention.
Read MoreHPC's 20th Anniversary: Thanks to HPC’s charter advertisers
Every trade publication lives and dies by its advertisers, and those who had the gumption to ante up for HPC’s premier issue are listed here and those who are still with us (see page numbers below) are gratefully recognized with the HPC 20th Anniversary Medallion.
Read MoreHPC's 20th Anniversary Issue
HPC's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan looks back two decades to HPC's beginnings, on the occasion of its 20th Anniversary Issue.
Read MoreWhither the marine market?
The marine market was hard hit by the recession, and it's coming back slowly, but is the market big enough to return it to its past glory?
Read MoreAre we ready?
CT's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan reviews activities on the automotive front, as OEMs consider composites to lightweight their vehicles in view of more stringent fuel economy and tailpipe emissions regulations, asking "Are we ready?"
Read MoreFollowing 787 fire, time to repair carbon fiber fuselage
The fire on board the Ethiopian Airlines 787 presents Boeing with the challenge of a large composite repair project — possibly the largest of its kind.
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