Scott Francis

Scott Francis Editor-In-Chief

NDI

Innovation in ultrasonic inspection and nondestructive testing

With increasingly complex structural components working their way into aerospace programs, the need for versatility in inspection and testing capabilities is growing. 

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Solar-powered photonic cooling enables energy-saving coating

Passive cooling technology can reduce interior temperatures 5-13°C, offering weight, cost and CO2 benefits for cars, construction, aircraft and more.

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Market Outlook

CompositesWorld SourceBook 2024

Welcome to CW’s annual SourceBook, your guide to suppliers of machinery, materials, software and other services for the composites industry.

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Editorial

Reconnecting with the composites industry

CW reflects on this year’s CAMX, the current state of the composites industry and looks ahead to 2024.

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Sustainability

Episode 43: Emphasizing the recycling of wind blades

CW Talks discusses Ford Motor Company’s involvement with the EMPHASIZING project, a UK consortium working to develop a material from recycled glass fiber with mechanical properties superior to virgin glass.

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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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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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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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Fabrics/Preforms

A&P Technology awarded SBIR to further inline inspection

A&P Technology was recently awarded an AFWERX SBIR to expedite the development of inline inspection capabilities for braided composite components for hypersonics and military aircraft.

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Editorial

Thoughts from the trade show floor

As the trade show season kicks off, CW editor-in-chief Scott Francis shares observations from industry events. 

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Feature

Celebrating 30 years of CompositesWorld, Part 2

CW covers key composite developments that have taken place from the 1990s to today in the second part of this two-part retrospective.

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Aerospace

Episode 42: Jeff Sloan, CompositesWorld

CW publisher and brand V.P. Jeff Sloan discusses the history of CW and the evolution of the composites industry during his time as editor. 

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NPE 2024
CAMX 2024
Composite Raw Materials
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NPE 2024