Editorial
Autocomposites and the myth of $5/lb carbon fiber
The $5/lb line in the sand comes with a similar challenge that, ultimately, will determine the fate of carbon fiber in automotive: Manufacturability.
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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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How do we integrate composites into the auto supply chain?
I am attending this week (Sept. 7-9) the Society of Plastics Engineers’ (SPE) Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition (ACCE) in the Detroit suburb of Novi, MI, US.
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2016 end of summer book report
CW's Jeff Sloan takes a closer look at three books that focused on the creative application of design engineering and materials to achieve a specific goal.
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Imagining the utility of IoT in our increasingly data-driven age
CompositesWorld's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan imagines one potential outcome of the Internet of Things: inline composite part inspection.
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Cooperating on new-generation ground transport
CompositesWorld's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan shares his observations about the mixture of excitement and anxiety about the future of composite in the auto industry on display at the recent Thermoplastics Composites Conference for Automotive (TCCA), held in the Detroit suburb of Novi, MI, US.
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Thoughts on the “decline” of US manufacturing
CompositesWorld's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan notes how the US presidential candidates and actual data differ on the current state of the US manufacturing industry.
Read MoreThe NDE challenge
CW editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan discusses the aerospace industry's need for robust and reliable non-destructive evaluation technologies.
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Recyclable composites must still be reused
Fresh from the IACMI's recent Detroit conclave, CW editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan notes the attendees' admirable commitment to ensure that the carbon fiber composites we build today will be recyclable tomorrow, but asks who will be there, as those products reach end of life, to buy and reuse those reclaimed materials?
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