Materials
Zenvo Automotive announces partnership with Managing Composites
New benchmarks for performance, design and safety can be anticipated with the Aurora platform, backed by Managing Composites’ support of the hypercar and supercar industry, and its extensive knowledge in composite materials and simulation.
Read MoreINN-PAEK project succeeds in 100% recyclable turbine
European project replaces complex-shaped metal structure in aircraft cooling system with injection molded thermoplastic composite material for improved sustainability.
Read MoreAitiip Technology Center reports dismantling of thermoplastic parts using resistance welding
Clean Sky 2 HELACS project aims to enable improved recycling of composite components at aircraft end of life.
WatchApplication-specific unsaturated polyester resins, vinyl ester and gelcoats
CAMX 2023: Orson Resins India, a manufacturer and exporter of polyester resins, is featuring its complete range of resins and gelcoats for the composites, paints and coating industries.
Read MoreProcess method enables continuous particle foam production
CAMX 2023: Infinite Hybrid, a technology from Foam Equipment & Consulting Co., enables continuous production without secondary operations.
Read MoreThe lessons behind OceanGate
Carbon fiber composites faced much criticism in the wake of the OceanGate submersible accident. CW’s publisher Jeff Sloan explains that it’s not that simple.
Read MoreImpulse Space secures $45 million to support vehicle development, production
Developer of in-space transportation vehicles using CFRP tanks raises capital investment from Raytheon Technologies (RTX) Ventures.
Read MoreAFPT, Alformet advance bending of thermoplastic composite tubes
Specialists in AFP and LATW discuss process and lessons learned for new applications in CFRTP parts.
Read MoreDaher CARAC TP project advances thermoplastic composites certification approach
New tests, analysis enable databases, models, design guidelines and methodologies, combining materials science with production processes to predict and optimize part performance at temperatures above Tg (≈150-180°C) for wing and engine structures.
WatchComposites 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.
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