Composites 4.0
Harbin Hafei Airbus partners with Plataine and Argosy for improved traceability, efficiency and yield
Joint venture composites manufacturing center implements Plataine solution for tracking parts, materials and tools.
Read MorePlant Tour: GE Aviation, Asheville, NC, US
An avant-garde approach to unprecedented CMC parts production.
Read MoreProcess automation: A model response to Trumponomics and Brexit?
Offshoring can’t go on forever and a significant trend toward reshoring is probably inevitable.
Read MoreCompositesWorld's story planning journey
Automotive materials and process innovation in the driver’s seat.
Read MoreAnother opportunity to meet, and learn, in Paris
At the JEC World 2017, improvements in materials and processes were present at nearly every stand, with the emphasis on automotive-capable production speeds.
Read MoreJEC 2017 – Aiming for Industrialization
The exhibit floor in Paris reflected composites’ move toward high-rate and high-volume production.
WatchInFactory Solutions with Airbus
Airbus spin-off supplying Industry 4.0 systems for composites completes first qualification and discusses future developments for defect position visualization.
Watch500,000 parts per year? No problem!
BENTELER-SGL develops fully automated HP-RTM production of the weight- and space-saving composite leaf spring for Volvo’s multi-model SPA global platform.
Read MoreJEC 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.
Read MoreCTC’s CEO on digital manufacturing for composites
The Composite Technology Center (Stade, Germany) advances composites production and sustainability through Industry 4.0 working groups.
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