CW talks with Syensqo, Spirit AeroSystems and other consortia members about current funding, specification of a press, ...

Plasmatreat cold plasma systems clean, activate surfaces and apply nanocoatings for dielectric barriers and more.

Companion technologies include development of additively manufactured thermoplastic composite tooling and rapid ... fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites, nanocomposites, and plastic materials ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a method that demonstrates how fiber-reinforced polymer composite ... fibers and a soft matrix, or a binder ...

Airbus Summit, held in Toulouse on 24 and 25 March, Airbus presented its vision of the commercial aviation roadmap for the ...

Examples include polymer, ceramic, and metal matrix composites ... of industries where high-strength structures are required. FRPs are composite materials made from a thermoset or thermoplastic ...

The most common fibers are carbon or glass, embedded in a thermosetting or thermoplastic polymer matrix. One of the most notable attributes of composite materials is their exceptional stiffness ...

The welding system at our institute has been developed for joining fibre-reinforced high-performance thermoplastics ... materials such as fibre-reinforced PEEK, LMPAEK and PPS matrix systems, the ...

Boeing and its European rival Airbus are now looking to use thermoplastics to ramp up assembly times drastically for their ...

The key to that is composite construction, particularly thermoplastics. While composites are used in current planes like the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350, they’re time-consuming to ...