Heather Caliendo Senior Editor

Aerospace 18 Nov 2016

Stratasys, Siemens partner to advance AM into volume production

The partnership aims to strengthen and expand the benefits of 3D printing in the manufacturing value chain.

16 Nov 2016

Researchers working on turning coal into carbon fiber

A derivative of coal called “pitch" could be used to produce carbon fiber utilized in items from skis to automobile and aircraft parts.

Construction 9 Nov 2016

U.S. Army uses composites to refurbish aging wall shelters

The rigid wall shelters are used for the core parts of Army field hospitals, housing the operating room, the C-arm (portable radiology), and the laboratory, where the floor must be stable and free of vibration.

Carbon Fibers 9 Nov 2016

Must-read: BMW 7 Series plant tour in Dingolfing, Germany

CW’s Ginger Gardiner toured the 7 series plant for a look at how 16 CFRP parts, each made by one of four technologies, are combined with aluminum and steel components to form what BMW engineers have dubbed the Carbon Core.

Aerospace 8 Nov 2016

NASA completes Center of Curvature test on the James Webb Space Telescope

Engineers and technicians working on the James Webb Space Telescope successfully completed the first important optical measurement of Webb’s fully assembled primary mirror.

Adhesives 2 Nov 2016

Video: KraussMaffei T-RTM demo at K 2016

Live demos are found almost everywhere you look during the K show. One of particular interest was KraussMaffei’s Thermoplastic Resin Transfer Molding (T-RTM) demo.

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Carbon Fibers 24 Oct 2016

RocTool composite demo at K 2016

In partnership with Flextronics and Arburg, the RocTool new technology combines the forming of a composite sheet and injection overmolding of thermoplastic in the same process.

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