Defense

Aerospace

AC&A acquires Applied Composites Engineering

US-based Applied Composites Engineering (ACE) manufactures composite parts and structures for the aerospace and defense markets.

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Aerospace

Orbital ATK wins contract to make composite parts for F-35

Orbital ATK will produce bullnose and blade seals at its facility in Clearfield, UT, US.

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Work In Progress

Armor Update: Reinforced elastomeric composite blast barrier

A new, flexible, lightweight, portable debris shield holds promise for protecting building occupants in military zones.

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Aerospace

Unitech Composites pylons take weight out of Black Hawks

Unitech Composites develops a new weapons-capable pylon for the US Army’s Special Ops Black Hawk, taking 270 lb out of the helicopter and expanding the craft’s versatility.

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Wind/Energy

Five more exciting months in composites for 2017

As I write this column, we in the Northern Hemisphere are experiencing the “dog days of summer,” that period from early July until late August when outdoor temperatures and humidity are the highest, and, it seems, business activity is at its lowest.

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Plant Tour: GE Aviation, Asheville, NC, US

An avant-garde approach to unprecedented CMC parts production.

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Defense

People on the move: April 2017

Here is this month’s people on the move news in the composites industry.

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Automotive

Seriforge: A new paradigm for composite preforms

Silicon Valley startup aims to produce complex 3D carbon fiber preforms with z-axis reinforcement at mass production scale using automated processing lines.

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Wind/Energy

Watch highlights from the ACMA Composites Executive Forum

CW's Editor-in-Chief Jeff Sloan discusses highlights from the ACMA Composites Executive Forum that took place in January 2017 in Washington, DC.

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Weaving

JEC 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.

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