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2016 end of summer book report
CW's Jeff Sloan takes a closer look at three books that focused on the creative application of design engineering and materials to achieve a specific goal.
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Gardner Business Index at 48.6 in July
Future capital spending plans measure up 53% compared with the same time period in 2015.
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The power of personal connections
CW columnist and IACMI chief commercialization officer Dale Brosius suggests that composites industry “old-timers” need to figure out a better way to connect to the generations that are entering the composites workforce.
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More and more composites blowing in the wind
Wind energy is putting the uncertainty that was the hallmark of this industry in the rearview mirror. Electricity from this renewable resource is cheaper and more competitive than it's ever been — and getting more so. This massive consumer of composite materials has a bright future.
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Clear Carbon & Components: Bristol, RI, US
Breaking barriers in process and complexity, this agile manufacturer is gaining renown as a composites problem solver and champion of Class A cosmetic surfaces.
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Bionic design: The future of lightweight structures
Biomimicry evolves into a systematic design process for optimizing efficient, lightweight structures.
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The steadily growing list of IACMI resources
IACMI, the public-private composites consortium, is a little more than a year old and already has developed a strong collection of partnerships, facilities, equipment, software and material designed to help accelerate new technology development for the composites industry.
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Imagining the utility of IoT in our increasingly data-driven age
CompositesWorld's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan imagines one potential outcome of the Internet of Things: inline composite part inspection.
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Gardner Business Index at 43.3 in June
Compared with one year ago, future capital spending plans are up by 43%.
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METYX Composites expands Turkey site
The expanded site is almost twice the size of the current factory, providing METYX with the space to double weaving capacity for glass and carbon fiber multiaxial fabrics.
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