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JEC Paris 2011 highlights
The news from this annual Parisian in-gathering of composites professionals is heavily weighted toward automotive lightweighting.
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3-D woven reinforcements update
Suppliers make progress toward reinforcement preforms that exhibit comparable properties in the x, y and z axes.
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Composites enable new advances in engine technology
CompositesWorld's conference director Scott Stephenson recalls a presentation at the recent Carbon Fiber 2010 conference (Dec. 7-9, La Jolla, Calif.) by Doug Ward of GE Aviation (Cincinnati, Ohio) on design trends in commercial jet engines that favor the use of composites.
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Antiballistics: Better defense, less expense
Armor applications grow on the strength of new markets, new composite materials.
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SAMPE 2010 Seattle Showcase
SAMPE’s first-ever foray into Boeing Country wrapped up with the M&P organization’s biggest draw this decade.
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Composites 2010 Product Showcase
The ACMA’s Las Vegas exhibition reflected an industry in recovery.
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A400M cargo door: Out of the autoclave
This structural military airframe part is the largest made to date via the vacuum-assisted resin infusion process.
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New twist in cycling: A truss bikers can trust
An "open tube" alternative to the solid-tube bike frame.
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Wichita welcomes SAMPE Tech
The Society’s Fall Conference flourishes in one of the epicenters of U.S. aerospace activity.
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Fuselage skins redesign streamlines production
Cirrus Aircraft’s SR22 second-generation design improves functionality and enables faster processing.
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