Videos
Thermoplastic composite demonstrators — EU roadmap for future airframes
There is a TPC development roadmap in Europe, supported by Airbus and a variety of aerospace consortia, and involving almost every major aerostructures supplier in Europe.
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Episode 15: Joe Sprengard, General Nano
Joe Sprengard, president and CEO of nanomaterials specialist General Nano, talks about carbon nanotubes, the company’s work with Boeing and more.
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A partnership for sustainable composites
CW talks to Entropy Resins and Gougeon Brothers about their future as one company.
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Fold-to-form CFRP battery boxes, HP-RTM wishbones
Williams new EV platform demos 223 composite forming process and £20 suspension arms using recycled carbon fiber.
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Yes, you clean tooling board with dry ice
Coastal Enterprises and Cold Jet cooperate to assess the use of dry ice blasting to clean the contaminated surface of a high-density urethane tooling board material.
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Zero-defect manufacturing of composite parts
ZAero project aims for 30-50% boost in productivity via inline AFP inspection, simulated part performance and decision support tools.
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Episode 14: Chuck Miller, Coastal Enterprises
Chuck Miller, founder and president of tooling board manufacturer Coastal Enterprises, details tooling board technology and how it continues to evolve.
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CAMX 2017: Video report
Video highlights from the largest composites trade show and conference in the composites industry’s largest market (North America).
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Carbon Fiber 2017 final highlights
Applications and enabling technologies for carbon fiber promise new market penetration – challenges notwithstanding.
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BGF – US link to global composites high-tech
With >50 years in composites, this well-known US supplier is widening its portfolio of composites technologies into opportunities for integrated products and advanced manufacturing.
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Episode 13: Avner Ben-Bassat, Plataine Technologies
Avner Ben-Bassat, president & CEO of Plataine Technologies Ltd., discusses optimization software, the ‘digital thread,’ automation and how it all relates to composites.
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Automated manufacturing solutions from Airborne
I had the chance recently to interview Marcus Kremers, chief technology officer of Airborne International (The Hague, Netherlands), who told me about his company’s growing smart automation initiatives for its customers.
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