The markets: Industrial (2021)
By: Jeff Sloan
Composites often must meet a certain aesthetic in applications where the consumer is the end user. But fiber-reinforced materials are just as valuable in industrial applications where corrosion resistance, high strength and durability are the performance drivers.
#feature #layup #multitudeofmarkets
Multifunctional epoxy formulations show potential for future composite manufacturing
By: Hannah Mason
Study results from Swinburne University show highly increased cure time as well as reduced cure temperatures. Further research hopes to enable faster, higher-volume composites 3D printing and other processes.
The markets: Civil infrastructure (2021)
By: Ginger Gardiner
Composites are slated for growth in bridges, water treatment systems, rebar and other concrete reinforcement, offering longer service life, competitive costs and improved sustainability.
#frprebar #feature #infrastructure
Testia releases multi-method acquisition system for NDT inspection methods
By: Grace Nehls
Multi-method UE1 Box, phased array U32 Box and SKD architecture improve activity efficiency and meets technical specifications on a flexible, cost-effective platform.
#ndi #airbus
The markets: Aerospace (2021)
By: Jeff Sloan
The coronavirus pandemic, a once-in-a-millennia global catastrophe, has depressed commercial air travel in unprecedented and disastrous ways. Implications start with the airlines themselves and trickle down to major airframers and the entire tier structure of the aerospace supply chain.
#boeing #nextgenaerospace #spiritaerosystems
CFP Composites launches low-cost, carbon fiber laminate that processes like metal
By: Grace Nehls
The BM-5 laminate board can be screwed, tapped, fastened, bonded and painted just like a metal, and requires no prepreg, layout or curing. It also has a comparable cost to metal, removing operator and financial barriers to adopt carbon fiber.
The markets: Utility infrastructure (2021)
By: Hannah Mason
Corroded metal infrastructure continues to be a problem, and composite materials, including new advancements in graphene nanotubes, are providing solutions.
#feature #infrastructure #cuttingtools
The markets: Renewable energy (2021)
By: Hannah Mason
Wind energy continues to dominate in this segment and remains the world’s largest market for glass fiber-reinforced composites.
#feature #outofautoclave #siemensgamesa
SourceBook 2021
By: Jeff Sloan
Welcome to the online SourceBook, the counterpart to CompositesWorld's annually published print SourceBook composites industry buyer's guide.
#adhesives
Episode 35: Lisa Ketelsen, Covestro
By: Jeff Sloan
CW Talks visits with Lisa Ketelsen, head of thermoplastic composites and CEO of Maezio at Covestro. Ketelsen talks about her path to Covestro and the Maezio product line, Maezio’s attributes and applications, and how she sees thermoplastic composites evolving in the marketplace.
#trends #electronics #electricvehicles
Future composite manufacturing - AFP and Additive Manufacturing
By: Ginger Gardiner
TU Munich symposium explores how these technologies are merging and reviews R&D that is creating a path forward.
#continuousfiberAM
2020 CW Top Shops recognizes top-performing facilities
By: Hannah Mason
CW's second annual Top Shops benchmarking survey helps composites fabricators put their operations into perspective and illuminates top-ranking facilities.
#feature #cwtopshops
