May 2011 Issue
May 2011
Features
Featured articles from the May 2011 issue of CompositesWorld
JEC Paris 2011 highlights
The news from this annual Parisian in-gathering of composites professionals is heavily weighted toward automotive lightweighting.
Read MoreSAMPE 2011 at a Glance
This article is a sidebar to the main story on SAMPE's 2011 Convention and Exhibition, which will be held in Long Beach, Calif., May 23-26. To read the main article, click on "SAMPE 2011 ....." under "Editor's Picks" at right.
Read MoreSAMPE 2011 Long Beach
SAMPE returns to Long Beach in partnership with aerospace industry materials society ASM International.
Read MoreSoftware eases design/build for exotic exercise bike
The Lamiflex Group (Bergamo, Italy) helps Milan, Italy-based design house Luca Schieppati develop the Ciclotte, a striking luxury exercise bicycle made with carbon fiber composites.
Read MoreTabbing composite test specimens: The how
The when and why of tabbing composite test specimens were the subjects of my previous column (see “Tabbng composite test specimens: When and why," under "Editor's Picks," at right), which included a discussion of tabbing materials, tab thickness and taper angle, and adhesive selection.
Read MoreThermoplastic composites: Primary structure?
Yes, advanced forms are in development, but has the technology progressed enough to make the business case?
Read MoreWill TPCs reshape commmercial aircraft?
HPC's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan asks, How much of the next generation of commercial aircraft primary structure will be made with thermoplastic composites?
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