Aerospace

Out of Autoclave 2 Dec 2008

Competitive to the core

This new superyacht combines luxury innovations with energy-efficient construction, enabled by a new marine-grade balsa core.

Out of Autoclave 1 Dec 2008

Watching a half-century of progress in composites

Looking back on my experience in the composites industry, from my first job in 1961 as a free-lance secretary to Brandt Goldsworthy to my last job as a free-lance writer for Composites Technology and High Performance Composites, gives me an uncommon perspective.

Out of Autoclave 4 Nov 2008

Wind Blade Manufacturing: Cost-efficient materials-based strategies

The wind blade’s four key elements — the root, the spar, the aerodynamic shell or fairing, and the surfacing system — have present unique manufacturing challenges that must be met with carefully selected composite material systems and molding strategies.

Autoclave 21 Oct 2008

Wind Blade Manufacturing: Are thermoplastic composites the future?

In a market dominated by thermoset composites, some wind turbine blade manufacturers are actively pursuing new composite blade designs featuring faster-processing reinforced thermoplastics.

Workforce Development 20 Oct 2008

In-situ composite repair builds on basics

For on-aircraft repair, demand is on the rise for specialized composites training and expertise.

Aerospace 20 Oct 2008

Composites stabilize space-based telescope

Composite Primary Mirror Backplane Support Structure to hold James Webb Space Telescope’s thermal stability within extremely tight 38-nm dimensional tolerance.

Out of Autoclave 13 Sep 2008

Prepreg forecast: Strong growth through 2013

Prepreg applications are on the rise in the composites industry as manufacturers in a variety of industries increasingly adopt this versatile material. Today, prepregs find use in commercial aerospace, military/defense, general aviation, space/satellite, marine, sporting goods, automotive, civil engineering, wind

9 Sep 2008