Aerospace

Carbon Fibers

A new paradigm in airframe construction?

MTorres, a major supplier of automated manufacturing equipment for composites, has revealed a new way to manufacture airframe structure using composites.

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Aerospace

Episode 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).

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Aerospace

Episode 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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Economics

Gardner Business Index at 53.6 in April

New orders grow for a fifth straight month; electronics, automotive and aerospace markets expand.

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Aerospace

GE starts GE9X certification testing

As the second GE9X engine begins testing at the Peebles Test Operation (PTO) in Ohio, assembly of the third and fourth GE9X engines is well underway at GE Aviation’s headquarters in Evendale, Ohio.

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Vertically integrated CMC supply chain

GE Aviation's new ceramic matrix composite supply chain includes fiber, prepreg and unprecedented parts production facilities, plus a strongly tied 4-bump development stream.

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Aerospace

High-speed engine blade manufacturing

High-speed video of GEnx engine blade manufacturing at CFAN offers a great look at the complexity of composites manufacturing.

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GE Aviation's CMC parts facility in Asheville, NC

CW's first-hand look at ceramic matrix composites production.

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Infrastructure

Plant Tour: GE Aviation, Asheville, NC, US

An avant-garde approach to unprecedented CMC parts production.

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Aerospace

SAMPE 2017: Highlights

SAMPE returned to Seattle, WA, US, May 22-25 and featured the usual mix of conference presentations and exhibit hall activity. CW was there and offers this summary of highlights from the event.

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Ad showing Janicki CNC Mill machining part in tool
Nanoparticles filled epoxy adhesives
Vacuum and Controlled Atmosphere furnaces
Fire Retardant Epoxies
Wickert Hydraulic Presses
Park Aerospace Corp.
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CIJECT machines and monitoring systems
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