Aerospace
Charles Browning wins SAMPE Lubin Award
The Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE, Diambond Bar, CA) has named Dr.
Read MoreA total eclipse of the sun
The humbling, startling, dusky, stunning unreality of a total eclipse of the sun.
Read MoreAviation’s big US show: Oshkosh 2017 highlights
The 2017 edition of the Experimental Aircraft Assn.’s (EAA) AirVenture airshow event, held in Oshkosh, WI, US, from July 24 – 30, was another blockbuster.
Read MoreEpisode 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.
ListenAutomated Preforming, Part 4: Drapability Testing
Textechno discusses how this test works, the new German test standard and its benefits for composites
Read MoreSuperbeam: Steel and carbon fiber work together to revolutionize structural elements
New approach to CFRP-strengthened steel beams increases load capacity by >75%, enabling dramatic downsizing while maintaining traditional bolted and welded attachments.
Read MoreCAMX 2017 show preview
At North America’s premier composites conference and exhibition, the business at hand is definitely not business as usual.
Read MoreCarbures beats 2016 aerospace production record
Spanish Tier 2 composites producer Carbures (El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain) announced recently that it has reached an historical record for production of composite aircraft parts, with 45,695 parts produced at its plants in Illescas and Jerez de la Frontera in Spain.
Read MoreGardner Business Index at 54.2 in June
The Index is up from the same period in 2016 and subject to less volatility.
Read MoreAn autonomous future for composites?
Autonomous transportation is coming, whether we like it or not. Composites should play a significant role.
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