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JEC World 2018: The highlights
JEC World is the composites industry’s largest trade show and did not disappoint this year.
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Showa Aircraft honeycomb panels qualified by Boeing
CFRP faced aramid honeycomb sandwich panels from Showa Aircraft Industry Co. Ltd. have been added to the list of Boeing qualified products.
Read MoreHexcel launches prepreg for leaf springs
Hexcel has developed HexPly M901, a new prepreg for composite automotive leaf springs.
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Wind blade spar caps: Pultruded to perfection?
Introduced to the market about five years ago, pultruded, carbon fiber-reinforced spar caps, incorporated as the reinforcing member of wind turbine rotor blades, are a byproduct of the evolution and increasing technological sophistication of the global wind energy industry.
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Carbon fiber/epoxy in production boats
Scout Boats and now Hinckley Yachts showcase how demand for lighter, faster performance pushes materials and process change.
WatchVELOX, c-m-p develop hot-melt, solvent-free prepreg technology
VELOX GmbH has partnered c-m-p GmbH to develop a new hot-melt, solvent-free prepreg impregnation technology targeted toward automotive and sports equipment applications using autoclave or out-of-autoclave (OOA) processes, including compression molding.
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TeXtreme introduces ±45° fabric
TeXtreme has launched a new ±45° spread tow-based fabric called Spread Tow Grid.
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Saint-Gobain acquires HyComp
Group strengthens its portfolio in high performance composites for aerospace and industrial markets.
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Automated Preforming, Part 6: Coriolis Composites
Pioneer in automated fiber placement (AFP) advances preforms for overmolded thermoplastic composites enabling production of one automotive part every 20 seconds.
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Clemson University researcher works to close the gap on composite costs
Rising prices for steel and aluminum could make composite materials more attractive for automotive manufacturing.
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