GKN Aerospace has successfully concluded a composite manufacturing and assembly research programme using of out of autoclave (OOA) processes and materials and PI shaped woven preforms. These ...

Composite materials are essential in the aerospace industry. To shape them, autoclaves, high-pressure and high-temperature chambers are traditionally used. But to optimise energy consumption and ...

A groundbreaking Australian technique looks set to revolutionise the aerospace, boat and car building industries by making advanced polymer composite technology affordable. Advanced polymer composites ...

(Nanowerk News) A modern airplane’s fuselage is made from multiple sheets of different composite materials, like so many layers in a phyllo-dough pastry. Once these layers are stacked and molded into ...

Hexcel (Stamford, Conn., U.S.) demonstrates its latest composite developments for the aerospace and automotive markets. Responding to aerospace industry targets for faster production rates, several ...