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2021 CW Top Shops highlights strengths of top composites facilities
CW learned from some of this year’s designated Top Shops about what makes facilities stand out, from diverse capabilities to Industry 4.0 and sustainability.
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Hydrogen is poised to fuel composites growth, Part 2
Potential for Type IV composite tanks in H2 refueling stations and distribution, plus targeted cost reductions and emerging technologies for tank recertification and monitoring.
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Refrigerated railcar floor expands composites horizons
TrinityRail, in an effort to update a 20-year-old design, seizes the opportunity to apply composites in a structural application in its refrigerated railcar. It’s a first for the rail and composites industry.
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Hydrogen is poised to fuel composites growth, Part 1
Applications abound for composite tanks to store compressed H2 gas, but challenges exist in cost, size, efficiency and limited carbon fiber capacity.
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Out-of-autoclave VBO rear spar, thermoplastic ribs target Wing of Tomorrow
French Tier 1 aerospace supplier Daher develops out-of-autoclave materials and process technologies for application in next-gen structures for the Airbus Wing of Tomorrow program.
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Composites AM research targets wind energy
The U.S. DOE, universities and industry leaders ramp up new efforts and funding to develop 3D-printed composite wind blade molds and end-use blade components.
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Challenges, opportunities when designing for fiber-reinforced AM
Bridging the gap between as-designed and as-made, and where do you put the fiber?
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The evolution of additive composites
Defining additive composites manufacturing and how its merge with conventional processes is providing new solutions and a path forward.
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Solution-based digital composites fabrication
MIT evolves liquid biomaterials into a new approach for sustainable engineered composite structures.
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Multifunctional composite structures across end markets
Innovators find new ways to add functions — from anti-icing to 5G signal transmission to structural batteries and beyond — into structural composites.
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