Carbon Fibers
Carbon fiber/PEEK takes hydraulic pump to new depths
A switch from metal to composites reduces weight, minimizes part deflection in ultradeep ocean installations.
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New cutting tools for drilling material stacks
Dormer Tools Ltd. (Sheffield, U.K.) has developed veined polycrystalline diamond (PCD) cutting tools for drilling applications that involve stacked materials in aircraft wingskin assemblies.
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Thermoplastic composites: Primary structure?
Yes, advanced forms are in development, but has the technology progressed enough to make the business case?
Read MoreTPCs on the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350
Although The Boeing Co.’s (Seattle, Wash.) 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus (Toulouse, France) A350 XWB have earned much press as showcases for thermoset composites in aircraft structure, both programs also have advanced the use of thermoplastic composites.
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Nanotechnology: Into the realm of real
Fast, scalable process grows nanostructures directly on composite reinforcements for a “drop-in” use in volume production processes.
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From dream to reality, with a good business plan
CompositesWorld's conference director Scott Stephenson comments on Istanbul, Turkey-based Akrilik Kimya Sanayii's successful quest to enter the small community of the world's carbon fiber producers.
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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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Mae West: Pipe dream in Munich
Unique fiber architecture and mandrel-less filament winding process make “impossible” rotational paraboloid sculpture possible in carbon composites.
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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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Portable wind turbine powers the warrior
DARPA-financed program puts wind energy to use for battery and system recharging.
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