Reinforcements
Follow the leader — or maybe not
The easy explanation for lack of proliferation of carbon composites is the “not invented here” syndrome.
Read MoreHow to win in carbon composites for the automotive market
Of all the material options, only CFRP offers the potential for weight savings greater than 50%.
Read MoreMETYX Composites expands Turkey site
The expanded site is almost twice the size of the current factory, providing METYX with the space to double weaving capacity for glass and carbon fiber multiaxial fabrics.
Read MoreThree new 3D printing technologies for composites
Fiber-reinforced composite tooling, ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) and woven fiber composites are all now the realm of 3D printing.
WatchRMX Technologies to commercialize plasma surface treatment technology
After developing a plasma-based technology for carbon fiber oxidation, RMX Technologies is targeting plasma-based surface treatment technology.
Read MoreHighlights from 10th Intl. CFK Valley Stade Convention 2016
Annual conference featured new carbon composite technologies.
Read MoreHuntsman, Acciona collaborate on all-composite lighthouse
The first-ever all-composite lighthouse is now installed at the port of Valencia in Spain.
Read MoreThe emerging commercial space industry: Habitats and CubeSats
This sidebar to the September 2016 feature story on the emerging commercial space industry focuses on Habitats and CubeSats.
Read MoreThe emerging commercial space industry: Google’s Lunar XPRIZE
This sidebar to the September 2016 feature story on the emerging commercial space industry focuses on Google’s Lunar XPRIZE.
Read MoreThe emerging commercial space industry
A decade since NASA opened extraterrestrial space to potential use as a commercial industry workplace, CW traces the role composites have played in public/private progress toward that goal.
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