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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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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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Composite tanks best stainless steel over road, rail and sea
One-piece, filament wound containers cost less, hold more, last longer.
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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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Next-generation pressure vessels in space
After a name change, next on the horizon for Infinite Composites Technologies is supplying Type V tanks to the space race.
Read MoreStructural adhesives: The basics
An adhesive is “structural” if it has sufficient strength to transfer or share loads between highly stressed components. Here's what that requires.
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Gardner Business Index at 49.5 in May
US composites industry employment grows again as mid-sized fabricators post highest-ever GBI expansion figure.
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Get ready for Composites 4.0!
It might seem like science fiction, but it must be our path if we are to make composites competitive.
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Carbon fiber Hyperloop design to transform transportation
A group of Carnegie Mellon University students will test out their carbon fiber pod design during a competition at SpaceX’s headquarters in August.
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Gardner Business Index at 46.3 in April
Another uptrend in future capital spending plans points to an increase in capital equipment investment.
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