Workforce Development

Glass Fibers

CAMX 2017 show preview

At North America’s premier composites conference and exhibition, the business at hand is definitely not business as usual. 

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CRTC and IACMI to develop advanced carbon recycling equipment

Thanks to a new contract with IACMI, the CRTC will pioneer ways to automate processing of carbon prepreg scrap. This technology breakthrough is essential so recycled carbon fiber can be processed in high volumes, says CRTC.

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Editorial

Addressing workforce challenges in the composites industry

Baby Boomers, workforce development and automation.

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Construction

Composites bridge the gap in an historic nature trail

Partially pre-assembled pultruded parts helicoptered in for quick, nature-sensitive assembly.

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Pressure Vessels

Plant Tour: GE Aviation, Asheville, NC, US

An avant-garde approach to unprecedented CMC parts production.

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Out of Autoclave

Composites recycling is gaining traction

Although CW’s coverage of composites recycling dates back over a decade, informal statistics still show that only ~2% of composites-related companies are active recyclers. That said, three years since our most recent feature on the subject, there is demonstrably greater interest and activity, and real applications of recycled fiber are growing.

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Wind/Energy

Composites recycling: Gaining traction

Recycling of carbon fiber, glass fiber and — at last — resins, is growing as new players enter the space.

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Filament Winding

People on the move: April 2017

Here is this month’s people on the move news in the composites industry.

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Glass Fibers

Composites for builders: Establishing structural foundations

Doors open to composites in residential and light commercial construction, above and below ground.

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IACMI

In praise of technical service reps

Tech service representatives: without them, molding trials fail and manufacturing issues go unresolved.

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Integrico Equipment Auction
Alpha’s Premier ESR®
HEATCON Composite Systems
Large Scale Additive Manufacturing
Keyland Polymer Webinar Coatings on Composite & AM
NewStar Adhesives - Nautical Adhesives
Release agents and process chemical specialties
CIJECT machines and monitoring systems
Release agents and process chemical specialties