Scott Francis

Scott Francis Editor-In-Chief

The real future of composites

CW senior editor Scott Francis talks to kids about composite applications at a local elementary school STEM night.

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Epoxies

COBRA to partner with Skeeta Foiling Craft on composite hydro foiling dinghies

Skeeta hulls use an expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam core and a single-shot closed mold epoxy lamination process pioneered by the windsurf board market.

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Graphene technology enables composite cryogenic pressure vessels

Infinite Composites incorporates Applied Graphene Materials’ graphene technology into two resin systems for cryogenic pressure vessels being considered for NASA missions.

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Bonding

Sicomin’s epoxy resins and adhesives enable all-electric foiling boat

The company’s epoxy infusion resins and adhesive products have been qualified for the series production of the Candela Seven all-electric foiling boat. 

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Aerospace

Radius Engineering workcell enables composite flare housings for F-35

New flare housing manufacturing facility will utilize RTM workcell from Radius Engineering to manufacture composite housings for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft’s countermeasure flares.

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Consumer

Tuning the running shoe

Continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites enable high-performance athletic shoe components.

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3D printing continuous fiber on the desktop

Additive manufacturing technology company expands offerings to include high-performance composites.

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Graphene-enhanced 3D printing filament aimed at improving production rates

XG Sciences and Terrafilum announce joint development agreement to produce graphene-enhanced 3D printing filaments and coatings.

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Product Roundup: October 2019

CW’s roundup of new products for the composites industry — the past month has seen innovations from Anver Corp., BriskHeat, Composites UK, Composite Technologies Intl., Evonik, French Oil & Mill Machinery, LaX Engineered Solutions, Mitsui Chemicals, NLign Analytics, Nordson Sealant Equipment, Ross, Solvay and Wisconsin Oven Corp.

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Space

Small sat demonstrator enabled by CRP Technology's Windform composite materials

Selective laser sintering and CRP Technology’s Windform XT 2.0 carbon composite material was recently selected for the manufacture of a 3U CubeSat demonstrator.

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Carbon Fibers

Bye eFlyer 2 flight test data supports electric propulsion claims

Bye Aerospace estimates its eFlyer will eliminate 3 million metric tons of CO2 every year otherwise produced to train the needed new airline pilots.

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Space

Spacesuits for the next generation

NASA has unveiled two new spacesuit designs that will be used for the Artemis program moon missions.

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Composite raw materials