Jeff Sloan Brand Vice President, CompositesWorld & Plastics Technology

Aerospace 1 Jul 2013

Software isolates, identifies porosity-related flaws in tooling from fuselage test data

Software and composites manufacturing data specialist NLign Analytics, a division of Etegent Technologies (Cincinnati, Ohio) helps identify and track product flaws caused by tooling porosity.

Editorial 30 Jun 2013

The pleasures of plant tours

HPC editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan comments on how infrequently he is invited to tour the plant of a composites manufacturer yet how valuable it is, when he does, to get a glimpse of the culture and personality within those walls.

Aerospace 20 Jun 2013

With the A350 XWB in the air, is it too soon to start looking to the future?

What will be the role of composites in replacements for the A320 and 737?

Adhesives 31 May 2013

Rail car doors: Waterjet cutter shapes panels with precision

When GFMI Aerospace & Defense (Fountain Valley, Calif.) was approached with the task of cutting hundreds of glass fiber/epoxy panels for use in the manufacture of rail car doors, it relied on a waterjet cutting system supplied by OMAX Corp. (Kent, Wash.).

Wind/Energy 31 May 2013

By the Numbers: The Composites Business Index

Composites Technology magazine's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan introduces a new column focused on business trends in the composites industry. Written by Steve Kline, Jr., the the director of market intelligence at CT's parent company Gardner Business Media Inc. (Cincinnati, Ohio), this regular offering will gauge composites industry growth (or lack thereof) by means of metrics compiled in the Composites Business Index.

Aerospace 2 May 2013

In-house prepregging: Cost/benefit calculus

Scaled-down systems are flexible enough for R&D and production, but can they earn their keep?

Workforce Development 2 Apr 2013

New carbon fiber lab at Oak Ridge officially launches search for cheaper fiber

The search for a non-PAN precursor that can produce high-quality carbon fiber begins in earnest in Tennessee at the just-opened Carbon Fiber Technology Facility.