Composite Materials Technology: A Primer

The first composites were a mixture of straw and mud prepared by our ancestors nearly 4,000 years ago, said Dr. Andrew George of Brigham Young University at yesterday’s CAMX pre-conference […]

Taking Aim at the Architecture Market

The architecture market is a large and growing market, ripe with opportunities for composites professionals. The non-residential segment – typically buildings of three or more stories – grew 5.8 percent […]

Carbon Fiber Makes for More Comfortable Bike Seat

Many cyclists can attest that bike seats are often uncomfortable, but few have patented their own solution to the problem. Jeri Rutherford of RideOut Technologies became inspired on a long […]

New Composite Trucking Solutions Reduce Weight and Fuel Costs

Two new commercial trucking solutions from Transtex can contribute to fuel savings of more than 10 percent and qualify users for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Elite program. The […]

Air Force Research Laboratory Revisits OOA/OOO

In the latest issue of Composites Manufacturing, we discussed the future of Out-of-Autoclave (OOA) and Out-of-Oven (OOO) manufacturing with several companies at the forefront of these processes. OOA and OOO […]

Liquid Salts Strengthen Conductive Polymer Composites

Using liquid salts during the formation of smart textiles and conductive polymer composites instead of harsh chemicals can strengthen fibers that conduct electricity, according to a patent issued to a […]

Foam Core Sandwich Components Optimize Aircraft Design

Aircraft manufacturing requires the most efficient design at the lowest cost. To meet aircraft manufacturers’ stringent requirements on damage tolerance and damage visibility after impact events such as bird strikes […]

World’s First CFRP Propeller Installed in Main Propulsion System of a Merchant Vessel

The Taiko Maru, a 499 GT chemical tanker owned by Sowa Kaiun YK, recently became the first merchant vessel to have a CFRP propeller installed on its main propulsion system. […]

Patterned Surfaces Within Materials Can Provide New Sources of Strength

While most research has focused on patterns on the outer surfaces of materials, scientists at MIT have begun to explore the effects of patterned surfaces deep within materials. The MIT […]

You Don’t Need a Better Sales Process

With more than half of the year behind us, so many companies are looking to improve the sales performance of their teams. Their usual self-diagnosis? “We need a better sales […]