CW TALKS
CW Talks: The Composites Podcast highlights the people and technologies shaping the world of composites. Interviews feature guests with expertise and insight about where composites have been and where they are headed.
Episode 20: Delft Hyperloop
Thymo Vlot and Ze Soengas of Delft Hyperloop and John Jackson of TenCate Advanced Composites discuss Delft’s entry in the SpaceX Hyperloop competition.
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Episode 19: Tom Lemire, TFLemire Consulting
Tom Lemire is a composites industry consultant, which is the latest culmination of his career spanning back to 1969 with stints at Owens Corning, EDO Fiber Science, BASF, Toho and others.
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Episode 18: Manish Patel and Ashley Graeber, Web Industries
Business leaders at Web Industries discuss cutting and kitting services, and the process of slitting carbon fiber prepreg.
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Episode 17: Gino Francato, Sabic; Arno van Mourik, Airborne; John O'Connor, Siemens
Business leaders at Sabic, Airborne and Siemens discuss a collaboration by the three companies to develop the UDMAX thermoplastic laminate manufacturing system.
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Episode 16: Donna Dawson, CompositesWorld
Donna Dawson, senior writer emeritus for CompositesWorld, shares her memories from the early days of composites.
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Episode 15: Joe Sprengard, General Nano
Joe Sprengard, president and CEO of nanomaterials specialist General Nano, talks about carbon nanotubes, the company’s work with Boeing and more.
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Episode 14: Chuck Miller, Coastal Enterprises
Chuck Miller, founder and president of tooling board manufacturer Coastal Enterprises, details tooling board technology and how it continues to evolve.
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Episode 13: Avner Ben-Bassat, Plataine Technologies
Avner Ben-Bassat, president & CEO of Plataine Technologies Ltd., discusses optimization software, the ‘digital thread,’ automation and how it all relates to composites.
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Episode 12: Geoff Wood, Composites Recycling Technology Center
Geoff Wood, founder, fellow and vice president of innovation at the Composites Recycling Technology Center (CRTC) in Port Angeles, Wash., discusses CRTC, the composites recycling market and more. Geoff will be moderating a panel on composites recycling at CompositesWorld’s Carbon Fiber conference Nov. 28-30 in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Episode 11: Steve Gonzalez, KONE
Steve Gonzalez, director of the major projects unit, Americas, at elevator manufacturer KONE, details the development of UltraRope, a pultruded carbon fiber cabling system for elevators. If you want to learn more, Gonzalez is giving a presentation about UltraRope at CompositesWorld’s 2017 Carbon Fiber conference, Nov. 28-30 in Charleston, SC, US.
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Episode 10: Patrick Blanchard, Ford Motor Co.
Patrick Blanchard, global technical leader – composites at Ford Motor Co., talks about applying composites to vehicles.
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Episode 9: Joseph Choma, Clemson University
Joseph Choma, assistant professor of architecture at Clemson University, discusses his work with developing foldable composite materials for use in architectural structures.
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