Latest Issue March 2010

Products and Literature

Multi-capable cutting system

"Green" reinforcing tape

Compact machining center

Handheld ultrasound imaging camera

News

SGL/EADS to develop braided fuselage-frame concept for A350 XWB

Carbon fiber market: Key suppliers offer post-recession predictions

Proposed 2011 NASA budget cuts Moon/Mars program, favors commercial orbital scheme

New European prepreg plant opens

New North American carbon fiber plant may end up in Washington State

Boeing completes initial airworthiness trials

Cytec to supply composite materials for Bombardier jet programs

Contract for composite submarine components let to Goodrich

Canadian firm tests multiple fiber placement head technology

TEC completes onsite autoclave build at Spirit Tulsa

All-composite HMMWV prototype passes off-road performance tests

Testing Tech

Additional grip types for tensile test specimens

News Brief

Business briefs: March 2010 HPC

People briefs: March 2010 HPC

Outlook

Carbon Fiber: UP!

Application

Carbon/glass hybrid wind place on monohull for famed race

Feature

Carbon fiber reclamation: Going commercial

Show Preview

SAMPE Europe/JEC Composites 2010 Preview

Market Trends

CNTs ride a rising tide of nanotech optimism

Focus on Design

New twist in cycling: A truss bikers can trust