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CAMX 2023 Show Daily: Thursday, Nov. 2

CW is reporting live on the CAMX show floor in Atlanta, Georgia. Download today’s Show Daily covering interesting exhibitors and technologies, the committee members and volunteers that make the show possible, “Good Day, CAMX” results and a look back at show floor activities.

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CAMX 2023 Show Daily: Wednesday, Nov. 1

CW is reporting live on the CAMX show floor in Atlanta, Georgia. Download today’s Show Daily covering key keynote takeaways, CAMX Award and ACE winners, CAMX’s evolution over the years, a book signing at the SAMPE booth, breakfast on the last day and much more!

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Aerospace

Composites and the call to space

CW editor-in-chief Scott Francis discusses the role of composites in recent and upcoming space missions. 

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CAMX

CAMX 2023 Show Daily: Tuesday, Oct. 31

CW is reporting live the CAMX show floor in Atlanta, Georgia. Download today’s Show Daily covering what to expect at “Good Day, CAMX,” award finalists, CAMX Theater presenters, international exhibitors to look for, how to celebrate Halloween in Atlanta and much more!

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Aerospace

Carbon Fiber 2023: See you there

CompositesWorld’s Carbon Fiber Conference, in its 26th year, will be held Nov. 28-30 in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. There are many good reasons to attend.

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Work In Progress

Type V pressure vessel enables lunar lander

Exploratory IM-1 lunar landing mission to feature a unique, all-composite unibody Type V pressure vessel designed for cryogenic propulsion. 

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Bonding/Welding

Plant tour: Daher Shap’in TechCenter and composites production plant, Saint-Aignan-de-Grandlieu, France

Co-located R&D and production advance OOA thermosets, thermoplastics, welding, recycling and digital technologies for faster processing and certification of lighter, more sustainable composites.

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DITF Denkendorf advances sustainable carbon fibers, oxide fibers for CMC and more

The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research are targeting more sustainable carbon fiber via low-pressure stabilization and bio-based precursors, and working with Saint-Gobain to commercialize oxide ceramic fibers for CMC.

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Thermoplastics

Thermoplastic composites: Cracking the horizontal body panel nut

Versatile sandwich panel technology solves decades-long exterior automotive challenge.

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Economics

Composites activity returned with accelerated contraction in September

The GBI: Composites contracted faster again in September, closing down 1.6 points to 45.9, the lowest the index has been in more than 2 years.   

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CAMX

Ten things to look forward to at CAMX 2023

The North American composites event is right around the corner. Here are some important (and fun) reasons to attend CAMX in Atlanta.

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Application

Pull-wound fiberglass composite 5G utility poles enable easier, faster installation

EasyStreet Systems is working with Exel Composites to develop and certify pull-wound fiberglass utility poles aimed at durable, lightweight poles for 5G small cell systems.

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