September 2011 Issue
September 2011
Features
Featured articles from the September 2011 issue of CompositesWorld
A350 XWB update: Smart manufacturing
Spirit AeroSystems actualizes Airbus’ intelligent design for the A350’s center fuselage and front wing spar in Kinston, N.C.
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Composites on the re-engined 737NE?
Jeff Sloan, editor-in-chief of High-Performance Composites magazine, comments on the impact of The Boeing Co.'s (Chicago, Ill.) decision to re-engine its fabled 737 single-aisle passenger jet. What remains to be seen, he says, are what composites opportunities there might be on the 737NE.
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Laminate bearing/bypass interaction test methods
Dr. Donald F. Adams (Wyoming Test Fixtures Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah) reviews laminate bearing/bypass interaction test methods.
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Press refurbishment a cost-effective strategy for improving production
When a U.S.-based molder of composite friction materials used in aircraft braking systems recently upgraded its factory capabilities, French Oil Mill Machinery Co. (Piqua, Ohio) agreed to rebuild 10 of the molder’s 400-ton presses
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Software speeds tape layer production, optimizes precision
the Siemens Aerospace Center of Excellence's (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) developed the Siemens SINUMERIK 840D CNC system speeds production on a large ATL machine at the former Boeing Wichita plant (now Spirit AeroSystems) in Wichita, Kan.
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