Aerospace

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Machine vision: Rapid error detection

Aerospace-aimed ply placement technology evolves into process management and near-real time inspection system for production laminated composite parts.

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Aerospace

Compression molding: New materials and markets

From multifunctional aircraft interiors to compounds using continuous fabrics to the growing use of recycled carbon fiber – compression molding offers new opportunities.

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Aerospace

Lockheed Martin, Pentagon reach deal for “lowest-priced” F-35s in program history

The contract is for 90 stealth fighter aircraft and represents more than a 60% price reduction for the F-35A variant since the first LRIP-1 contract.

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Carbon Fibers

Supersonic flight goes commercial, again

Boom Technology describes its program to validate a cost-effective faster-than-sound airliner.

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RTM

Seriforge: A new paradigm for composite preforms

Silicon Valley startup aims to produce complex 3D carbon fiber preforms with z-axis reinforcement at mass production scale using automated processing lines.

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Mass Transit

Watch highlights from the ACMA Composites Executive Forum

CW's Editor-in-Chief Jeff Sloan discusses highlights from the ACMA Composites Executive Forum that took place in January 2017 in Washington, DC.

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Autoclave

Composite printing process focused on scale, speed

With roots in the boat manufacturing industry, Ken Tyler felt there had to be a better way to fabricate composite parts than the mostly manual, labor-intensive methods practiced throughout his industry.

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Molds/Tools

JEC World 2017 exhibit preview

JEC World will be held March 14-16 in Paris. CW previews some of the products and technologies that will be at the show.

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Consumer

Earth Stewardship: The future of composites development

Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnerships holds great promise for advanced composites.

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Wind/Energy

Composites industry is growing up—but hurdles still remain

It’s the era of when, not if, for the use of composite materials.

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