Cutting/Kitting
Looking for Lindberghs
Every paradigm-shifting invention throughout human history has been met with skepticism. CW editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan says the composites industry has need of those willing to attempt what most believe impossible.
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Incremental thinking just won’t cut it!
Composites industry consultant and regular CW columnist Dale Brosius says if this industry is to have a future that goes anywhere profitable, then we've got to get off the road we're on and map out a whole new way to think about the tasks at hand.
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SOURCEBOOK 2015: The online edition
Welcome to the online SOURCEBOOK, the searchable, updatable, Internet-based counterpart to CompositesWorld's annually published print SOURCEBOOK.
Read MoreContract cutting and kitting
If buying a flatbed cutting system isn't practical, composite manufacturers have the option of contract cutting services.
Read MoreAutomated flatbed cutters: Reliability ensures productivity
Flatbed cutting system suppliers discuss a key concern, from their customers' point of view: machine reliability.
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Automated cutting accelerates
Software/hardware advances and peripheral equipment make flatbed cutters essential to automated production scenarios.
WatchShop practice impacts drilling success
When you're drilling holes in composites, there are many variables that must be considered. Some factors that have an impact on success are process and shop driven. The following are industry best practices that have been demonstrated to maximize hole quality and drilling efficiency with composites.
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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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Very Light Jets Creating A Demand For Composites
"Baby" jets are causing an aviation buzz but will the market exist?
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Skinning the F-35 fighter
Fastening the all-composites skin on the Lightning II requires machining and drilling technology that is optimized for cost-efficiency.
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