Materials

Carbon Fibers

777X: Bigger-than-expected carbon fiber impact

Guest blogger Chris Red, principle of Composites Forecasts & Consulting, has crunched the numbers and reports that Boeing's new 777X is on pace to consume substantially more composite materials than initially anticipated.

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Resins

Continuous filament winding: A short history

The process continues to make composite pipe production increasingly competitive with steel and concrete

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Composites 4.0

Stratasys debuts Robotic Composite and Infinite-Build 3D printers

The company says this new 3D printing technology produces larger, lighter production parts for aerospace and automotive.

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Carbon Fibers

Carbon fiber shoe insoles: a new edge in sports?

From super strict diets (looking at you, Tom Brady) to doing three-a-days, five days a week (LeBron 'King' James), athletes are always looking for an edge in sports.

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Adhesives

Natural fiber composites gaining traction in automotive

New water-borne, wet-application acrylic resin enables new opportunities in car interiors.

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Weaving

Spread-tow fabrics: better than traditional reinforcements in aerospace applications?

There’s a lot happening in the area of spread-tow fabrics, yet aerospace adoption has been slow because of a lack of analytical tools and performance tests, particularly impact tests.

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Aerospace

The resurgence of GLARE

Airbus pursues fiber metal laminates for future narrowbody construction, citing cost, weight, repair and lightning strike benefits.

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Nanomaterials

Faster, cheaper nanomaterial safety screening

UCLA develops new test to assess hazardousness of engineered nanomaterials.

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Medical

Evonik is conducting research on biodegradable composites

The research is focused on new composite materials for the fixation of fractured bones.

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Glass Fibers

Engineering large-diameter underground pipe

A combination of design and new materials enhances pipe performance without adding cost.

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