Sustainability

Out of Autoclave 10 Aug 2016

The steadily growing list of IACMI resources

IACMI, the public-private composites consortium, is a little more than a year old and already has developed a strong collection of partnerships, facilities, equipment, software and material designed to help accelerate new technology development for the composites industry.

Infrastructure 10 Aug 2016

Vartega shows positive results of recycled carbon fiber testing

US-based Vartega Carbon Fiber Recycling has begun characterization of its material, and has received a letter of support from Janicki Industries, which will start to assess the fiber as well.

Sustainability 1 Aug 2016

Clemson researchers developing composite materials from trees

Researchers want to use the composite materials to make bumpers and fenders that will be less likely to distort or break on impact.

Adhesives 28 Jul 2016

The FAA: Keeping up with aerocomposites evolution

Composite and metallic structures must conform to the same performance-based standard of safety.

Carbon Fibers 28 Jul 2016

How 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%.

Sustainability 26 Jul 2016

Electric power for aircraft on the horizon

As a general aviation enthusiast and co-pilot — my husband and I fly a Mooney on occasion — I have been closely following the news about the Solar Impulse plane and the team’s historic round-the-world flight, on solar power alone.

Ceramic Matrix Composites 21 Jul 2016

Three 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.

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Aerospace 14 Jul 2016

Building a market for recycled carbon fiber

Recycling uncured and cured carbon fiber was once a challenge, but that hurdle has been cleared. The difficulty we have now is in developing a market for what has become a mountainous amount of recycled material. CW's Carbon Fiber 2016 conference will address this issue.