Reinforcements
Quickstep to produce F-35 flare housings
The carbon fiber component manufacturer will receive funding to produce composite housings for an F-35 Lightning II countermeasure flare.
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SPE ACCE 2018 preview
Mobility composites are expected to draw an international crowd to this annual Motor City gathering.
Read MoreQ&A: Tom Lemire, TFLemire Consulting
CW Talks: The Composites Podcast, recently spoke to Tom Lemire, currently principal of TFLemire Consulting (Irvine, CA, US) and a longtime veteran of the composites industry. Lemire’s career spans back to the late 1960s, and he eventually did most of his work in the composites industry for carbon fiber suppliers BASF and Toho Tenax (now Teijin).
Read MoreLakes, rivers and the high seas: Boating’s influence on composites
We have the marine industry to thank for many of the advances seen in large-part composites fabrication.
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Teaming to define what automotive CFRP could be
Ford and Magna explore a high-volume chassis front subframe build from co-molded chopped fiber and noncrimp fabric SMC.
Read MoreReinforced phenolics: Still disruptive after all these years
Fiber-reinforced phenolics could be a key enabler of a coming automotive industry disruption.
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Plant Tour: Agility Fuel Solutions, Salisbury, NC, US
This systems integrator enables CFRP pressure vessel growth in commercial vehicles by combining composites and alternative fuel systems expertise.
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Infused wing sheds light on aerocomposites future
In the Irkut MS-21 infused and co-cured wings, the aerocomposites industry gets a glimpse of how out-of-autoclave technologies might be applied to primary aircraft structures.
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CSP to add SMC line at France-based facility
The installation of this SMC line in France will be used to further develop the company’s range of proprietary, advanced composite products.
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Exel Composites, Ziebel cooperate on oil well sensor
Exel subsidiary Diversified Structural Composites develops pultruded carbon fiber/epoxy rod with integrated sensor for downhole oil and gas drilling.
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