Weaving
Corrosion-resistant composite piping over the long haul
Three decades of lessons learned using corrosion-resistant glass fiber-reinforced composites in piping at SABIC’s Netherlands chlorine production plant.
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Greener camping: Sonic X breaks barriers
Prototype travel trailer generates excitement, leads to new commercial models.
Read MoreJEC World 2020 preview: Biteam
Biteam, a 3D weaving specialist, is featuring a new carbon fiber-based, small, cross-sectioned, profiled, tapered tube reinforcement for producing a stiff and lightweight composite structure.
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Woven fabrics: The basics
For composite applications requiring more than one fiber orientation, woven fabrics can be useful. This primer outlines the basics of woven fabrics and different types.
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2020 Ford GT supercar upgrades include carbon fiber limited edition
The 2020 Ford GT Liquid Carbon edition includes a clearcoat to emphasize the weave on the GT’s carbon fiber body.
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Dubai Expo 2020 unveils carbon fiber entry portals
Dubai Expo 2020 entryway portals were made from carbon fiber using a 3D weaving process.
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Axiom Materials opens High-temperature Composite Center
The 3,500-square-meter facility expands the U.S.-based company’s CMC production capabilities to support increasing demand in aerospace and industrial applications.
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Episode 30: Gary Sharpless, Concordia Fibers, Boston Materials Inc.
Composites industry veteran and marketing advisor Gary Sharpless discusses his more than 35 years in the industry and his current advisory roles with Concordia Fibers and Boston Materials.
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Plant Tour: RUAG Space, Decatur, Alabama, U.S.
Out-of-autoclave composites manufacturing facility comes of age with first U.S.-made composite structures for the Atlas V launcher, and qualification parts for the Vulcan.
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Sigmatex launches recycled carbon fiber non-woven fabric
The non-woven fabric is produced from high-quality carbon fiber waste with sizing intact, said to offer improved fiber to resin bond strength with area weights from 100-600 gsm.
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