Materials Testing

Weaving 13 Sep 2018

CAMX 2018 preview: Composite Development Centre of Québec

The Composite Development Centre of Québec (CDCQ, Québec, ON, Canada) is featuring its services, designed to help businesses and organizations that are part of the composites value chain with applied research services, technical assistance and information activities, improving the quality and performance their products.

Materials Testing 13 Sep 2018

CAMX 2018 preview: Zwick

Zwick USA is displaying a variety of tooling, grips and fixtures designed to accommodate tests such as the interlaminar shear strength fixture and more.

Fabrics/Preforms 1 Sep 2018

Heatshield for Extreme Entry Environment Technology (HEEET): A broader mission

3D woven fabric enables scalable, tailorable heatshield that cuts cost, boosts performance for future spacecraft.

Design/Simulation 1 Sep 2018

Safe cycling: Keys to composite bike design integrity

Steps bike designers and manufacturers must take to keep high-performance carbon fiber bikes safe, upright and on the road or trial.

Design/Simulation 1 Sep 2018

Overcoming barriers to adoption of structural autocomposites

Although much attention has been focused on material costs and development of high-rate, automated manufacturing processes for structural autocomposites, production of viable products depends on the ability to design and simulate the structures for these exciting new FRP applications.

Design/Simulation 10 Jul 2018

Verisurf to launch programmable, portable CMM solution

The Verisurf CMM Master 500 combines Verisurf software with Equator comparative gauges to deliver a fully programmable CMM solution.

Thermoplastics 1 Jul 2018

Durable UAV speeds to production

3D-printed prototypes used to accelerate design iterations and expedite manufacturing plans.

BMI 1 Jul 2018

Plant tour: Spirit AeroSystems, Wichita, KS

Spirit AeroSystems was an established aerospace supplier when it earned that distinction, winning the contract for the Boeing 787’s Section 41. Now its sights are set on the next generation of aircraft.

Cutting/Kitting 1 Jul 2018

Plant tour: Tods Aerospace, Crewkerne, U.K.

Tods Aerospace, located in rural England, is part of the larger Unitech Aerospace manufacturing group and specializes in highly engineered aerospace defense structures.