Industry News
We’ve partnered with the folks at Composites World to bring you monthly updates in the more technical world of carbon fiber. Here’s what’s new this month:
Vartega Carbon Fiber Recycling wins Cleantech award
2014 startup and Colorado-based Vartega Carbon Fiber Recycling is the recipient of the National Emerging Technology Award, given by Cleantech Open at its 2015 Global Forum.
In super-tall buildings, carbon fiber elevator rope rides to the rescue
Pultruded carbon fiber KONE UltraRope installed in an elevator shaft.
Cruise-capable rotorcraft exploits the performance of composites
The Carter Aviation Personal Air Vehicle combines the best of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, in an all-carbon composite design.
Surface Generation develops new composite press-forming processes
The process can be used by automotive and aerospace manufacturers for producing carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic components.
CFM LEAP-1A engine achieves FAA, EASA certification
The composites-intensive LEAP-1A, which features carbon fiber blades and a carbon fiber fan case, will be used on the Airbus A319neo, A320neo and the A321neo.
Could carbon fiber sunglasses become a ‘hot’ holiday gift?
Grafton Industries has created what they call world’s first vacuum pressed, completely hollow core, full carbon fiber, lightweight sunglasses featuring polarized optics.
Saab developed new composite wing component
Saab produced the wing as part of Europe’s Clean Sky Smart Fixed Wing Aircraft (SFWA) project.
For carbon fiber, the future certainly looks bright
Chris Red, principal at Composites Forecasts and Consulting LLC, speaking during CompositesWorld’s Carbon Fiber 2015 conference in Knoxville, TN, US.
Toho Tenax to develop CFRP springs for railcar trucks
The new mass-production system will enable the Kawasaki’s railcar truck to be marketed on a global scale.
Aeroindustryjobs: Jobs of the month, December, 2015
Week of December 1: Aerospace-related job opportunities at UTC Aerospace Systems, Rolls-Royce Corp., Toray Composites (America) Inc., and Hexcel.
Week of December 8: Aerospace-related job opportunities at Rolls-Royce, Cobham Process Controls, Cytec Aerospace Materials and Eaton.
Week of December 15: Aerospace-related job opportunities at Encore Composite Structures, Rolls-Royce, Toray Composites (America), Hexcel and Kaman Composites Vermont.
Week of December 22: Aerospace-related job opportunities at Rolls-Royce Corp., Moseley Technical Services, Stark Aerospace and Hexcel.