CW TALKS
CW Talks: The Composites Podcast highlights the people and technologies shaping the world of composites. Interviews feature guests with expertise and insight about where composites have been and where they are headed.
Episode 12: Geoff Wood, Composites Recycling Technology Center
Geoff Wood, founder, fellow and vice president of innovation at the Composites Recycling Technology Center (CRTC) in Port Angeles, Wash., discusses CRTC, the composites recycling market and more. Geoff will be moderating a panel on composites recycling at CompositesWorld’s Carbon Fiber conference Nov. 28-30 in Charleston, South Carolina.
ListenEpisode 11: Steve Gonzalez, KONE
Steve Gonzalez, director of the major projects unit, Americas, at elevator manufacturer KONE, details the development of UltraRope, a pultruded carbon fiber cabling system for elevators. If you want to learn more, Gonzalez is giving a presentation about UltraRope at CompositesWorld’s 2017 Carbon Fiber conference, Nov. 28-30 in Charleston, SC, US.
ListenEpisode 10: Patrick Blanchard, Ford Motor Co.
Patrick Blanchard, global technical leader – composites at Ford Motor Co., talks about applying composites to vehicles.
ListenEpisode 9: Joseph Choma, Clemson University
Joseph Choma, assistant professor of architecture at Clemson University, discusses his work with developing foldable composite materials for use in architectural structures.
ListenEpisode 8: Ryan Huth, GE Aviation
Ryan Huth, manager of ceramic matrix composites (CMC) production at GE Aviation’s Asheville, NC facility, talks about CMC technology, GE Aviation's CMC parts production and the future of both.
ListenEpisode 7: Recycling composites on the CW Talks podcast
Frazer Barnes, managing director of ELG Carbon Fibre (Coseley, UK), joins CW Talks: The Composites Podcast to discuss his and his company’s work developing carbon fiber recycling technologies, and the fiber reinforcements that result.
ListenEpisode 6: James Austin, CEO of North Thin Ply Technology
James Austin, CEO of North Thin Ply Technology, talks about the company’s start in the marine environment and how it continues to grow in other sectors.
ListenEpisode 5: Greg Mark, Markforged
Greg Mark, founder and CEO of Markforged, discusses his journey of working with composites in additive manufacturing.
ListenEpisode 4: Pam Schneider and Mike Braley, A&P Technology
Pam Schneider and Mike Braley with A&P Technology talk about how far braiding has come and what’s on the horizon.
ListenEpisode 3: Tom Haulik, Hexcel
The third episode of CW Talks: The Composites Podcast features a conversation with Tom Haulik, sales director of carbon fiber at Hexcel.
ListenEpisode 2: Bryan Dods, IACMI
The second episode of CW Talks: The Composites Podcast is an interview with Bryan Dods, CEO of the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI).
ListenEpisode 1: Arnt Offringa, Fokker Technologies, part of GKN Aerospace
The first episode of CW Talks: The Composites Podcast features an interview with Arnt Offringa, head of aerostructures R&T at Fokker Technologies, part of GKN Aerospace, in Hoogeveen, The Netherlands.
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