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Commercialization of CMCs and developments for next-gen performance
As industrial production of parts begins, new developments offer promise for higher-temperature and more damage-tolerant ceramic matrix composite (CMCs).
Read MoreComposites: Hiding in plain sight
We need a collective public relations campaign to create more awareness of composites’ benefits.
Read MoreKey takeaways from JEC World 2017
A quick read of the composites tea leaves after JEC World 2017.
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Aerospace composites in “the more for less” era
The past decade was about innovation and new technology. The next will be about productivity.
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Composites industry is growing up—but hurdles still remain
It’s the era of when, not if, for the use of composite materials.
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Plant Tour: Tri-Mack Plastics Manufacturing, Bristol, RI, US
Precision thermoplastics parts manufacturer expands into hybrid composites to help meet OEM demand for higher performance while trimming weight, cost and lead times.
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Two-stage tape layup: Access cuts/Atlas 2 lays up
A legacy 1980s technology builds visionary Dreamliner wingskins.
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In the midst of a paradigm reconstruction in automotive materials
The effects of paradigm shifts in shared experience.
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Living in a much-changed composites world
In the composites world, change is good – and habitual.
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What I taught at IMTS
IMTS is a big manufacturing show dominated by machines and tools for cutting metals. I was asked to educate the masses about how the machining of composites is different. It was captured on video.
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