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Filament Winding 26 Jan 2024

The next evolution in AFP

Automated fiber placement develops into more compact, flexible, modular and digitized systems with multi-material and process capabilities.

Wind/Energy 24 Jan 2024

RTM, dry braided fabric enable faster, cost-effective manufacture for hydrokinetic turbine components

Switching from prepreg to RTM led to significant time and cost savings for the manufacture of fiberglass struts and complex carbon fiber composite foils that power ORPC’s RivGen systems.

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Automation 22 Nov 2023

Increased molding productivity via additive manufacturing

Companies in multiple segments turn to 3D printing for end-of-arm tools, fixtures for increased safety and functionality, lower cost and faster turnaround times.

Feature 9 Oct 2023

CW Top Shops 2023: Honoring global top-performing facilities

CW congratulates the 2023 CW Top Shops honorees and composites fabricators whose leaders cite team expansion, focus on Industry 4.0 and adaptation to emerging markets among this year’s top achievements.

Feature 29 Sep 2023

Celebrating 30 years of CompositesWorld, Part 2

CW covers key composite developments that have taken place from the 1990s to today in the second part of this two-part retrospective.

Additive Manufacturing 27 Sep 2023

A new era for ceramic matrix composites

CMC is expanding, with new fiber production in Europe, faster processes and higher temperature materials enabling applications for industry, hypersonics and New Space.

Epoxies 26 Jul 2023

Composites manufacturing for general aviation aircraft

General aviation, certified and experimental, has increasingly embraced composites over the decades, a path further driven by leveraged innovation in materials and processes and the evolving AAM market.

Feature 19 Apr 2023

Automotive chassis components lighten up with composites

Composite and hybrid components reduce mass, increase functionality on electric and conventional passenger vehicles.

Sustainability 27 Mar 2023

Natural fiber composites: Growing to fit sustainability needs

Led by global and industry-wide sustainability goals, commercial interest in flax and hemp fiber-reinforced composites grows into higher-performance, higher-volume applications.