Adhesives

Out of Autoclave 6 Oct 2014

PlastiComp introduces carbon-glass hybrid LFT

The new hybrid composite pellet products combine long glass fiber and long carbon fiber together, bridging the performance gap between either fiber used alone.

Out of Autoclave 1 Oct 2014

Infusible thermoplastics via in-situ polymerization

A low-viscosity monomer that can be polymerized in the mold enables infusion of continuous glass fiber with polyamide 6.

Weaving 1 Oct 2014

Dual-laminates: Scaling up to scrubbers

A double-protection strategy for this massive fiberglass vessel tests pushes the limits of this shop’s fabricating and logistical planning skills.

Automotive 1 Oct 2014

Onboard protection: Tough battery enclosure

Unique composite laminate provides crash protection for electric vehicle’s battery, occupants and first responders.

Sustainability 1 Oct 2014

PCB environmental concern: Hit and miss

Efforts to eliminate substances deemed environmentally unfriendly by consumers have already had a significant impact on the printed circuit board (PCB) market.

Glass Fibers 1 Oct 2014

Printed circuit boards: A mobile market

Glass fiber/epoxy prepregs have dominated the mammoth PCB market for decades. Will that continue in a time of great change?

Sustainability 30 Sep 2014

CAMX offers unprecedented new product access

CAMX 2014, Oct. 13-16 in Orlando, Fla., promises to be North America's largest ever composites trade show and conference. As a result, exhibitors are coming to the event with a wide array of new and existing materials, machinery, software and technology designed to help make composites fabrication faster, easier and more adaptable. CompositesWorld has been gathering information from CAMX exhibitors about what they will be featuring and introducing in their booths. This week's CAMX newsletter offers a preview of some of what you will find on the show floor.

Adhesives 11 Sep 2014

Searching for composites-friendly machine tools

This is IMTS week, where "composites" is a foreign word to much of the machine tool industry. It's not too hard, however, to find suppliers who know their way around composite structures.