Composites Manufacturing Magazine logo

Search
  • Home
  • About
  • Market Segments
    • Aerospace
    • Architecture
    • Automotive
    • Energy
    • Infrastructure
    • Marine
    • Military
    • Sports & Recreation
    • University
  • Columns
    • Industry Digest
    • Business
    • Tech Talk
    • Online Exclusives
    • Policy
    • Interviews
  • Magazine
    • 2023
      • Summer 2023
      • Spring 2023
      • Winter 2023
    • 2022
      • Fall 2022
      • Summer 2022
      • Spring 2022
      • Winter 2022
    • 2021
      • Fall 2021
      • Summer 2021
      • Spring 2021
      • Winter 2021
    • 2020
      • January/February
      • March/April
      • May/June
      • July/August
      • September/October
      • November/December
  • Subscribe
  • Home
  • Latest Issue
  • Market Segments
    • Aerospace
    • Architecture
    • Automotive
    • Energy
    • Infrastructure
    • Marine
    • Military
    • Sports & Recreation
    • University
  • Columns
    • Policy
    • Business
    • Interviews
    • Industry Digest
    • Online Exclusives

Aerospace

Rising fuel costs, environmental regulations and an increase in airline traffic have helped drive the increasing use of composite materials in the aerospace industry. Composites are used in military, business and commercial aircraft of all sizes, including spacecraft.

Innovative Spacesuit Prototype Uses Composites to Help Detect Damage

Teijin Aramid’s Twaron® is being used by the International Lunar Exploration Working Group (ILEWG) to develop a prototype spacesuit layer with a damage-detection system. The space industry must deal...

Commercial Orbital Rocket Relying on Carbon Fiber and Aluminum Composites to Soar

Orbex is building Prime, a commercial orbital rocket, of an optimized blend of lightweight carbon-fiber and aluminum composites, making the rocket up to 30 percent lighter than other rockets of its...

NASA Helping Fund Project to Speed Design of Composite Deployable Structures

AnalySwift LLC has received a grant from NASA to be used to further develop its SwiftComp software, a technology that provides efficient, high-fidelity modeling of deployable structures made of high-strain...

Apollo IE Hyper-Car Uses Carbon Fiber for Strength and Aerodynamics

The IE in Apollo IE stands for Intensa Emozione, meaning intense emotion, and the hyper-car was designed with high-functionality and radical style in mind. Apollo IE was developed in partnership with HWA AG,...

Composite Aeroshell Will Protect NASA’s 2020 Rover Throughout Journey to Mars

Lockheed Martin developed a heat shield using a tiled Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator (PICA) thermal protection system to protect the Mars 2020 rover from the intense heat during entry, descent, and...

FSU Team Develops Carbon Nanotube Heat Shield for Superfast Aircraft

A team of Florida A&M University - Florida State University (FSU) College of Engineering researchers from FSU’s High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) is developing a design for a heat shield made...
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Learn More About Composites!

Thought Leader

ACMA Partner Content

 

AKPA ORGANIC PEROXIDES

SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY!!!

Thought Leader

ACMA Partner Content

 

GERFAN

Join Gefran at CAMX 2023 - October 31-November 2

Gefran controls, components, and sensors can be seen in person, and our product experts can answer all your questions.

Booth G31, building c, Georgia World Congress Center.

Composites Headlines

  • Classic Recreations Used Carbon Fiber to Design the 60th Anniversary Shelby Cobra Race Car

  • Recyclable Turbine for Aircraft Cooling Systems Developed Using Injection Technology

  • PHASA-35® HAPS UAS Completes Stratospheric Flight Trial

  • Creative Composites Group’s FRP Panels Used in Restoration of Historic Bridge

  • Fiberon Wildwood Composite Cladding Features Both Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Influencer

ACMA Partner Content

Contact ACMA

Learn More

Powered by ACMA

CCT Certification Programs

Interested in using composites in aerospace? Learn more about certifications in the following areas:

  • Corrosion
  • Instructor
  • Compression Molding
  • Vacuum Infusion Process (VIP)

Join a CGI Committee

ACMA's Composites Growth Initiative (CGI) committees promote and expand the use and understanding of composite materials. Join a CGI Committee related to aerospace:

  • High Performance Council

ABOUT Composites Manufacturing

Composites Manufacturing is the official publication of the American Composites Manufacturers Association. Published bimonthly, it offers practical assessments of the current state of the composites industry as well as thoughtful explorations of the opportunities and challenges ahead. It includes timely coverage of core market segments, materials, processes and technical education plus topics such as sustainability, plant safety, operational efficiency and research advances. Subscribe to Composites Manufacturing Magazine.

ABOUT ACMA

The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) is the world's largest trade group representing over 3,000 companies in the composites industry in North America alone. ACMA is recognized as the premier provider of composites industry educational resources through its CAMX show, conferences, and Certified Composites Technician (CCT®) program. It serves its members and the industry by providing strong, proactive leadership in growing the composites market and technical, legislative and regulatory affairs.

CONTACT US


American Composites Manufacturers Association
2000 N. 15th Street, Ste. 250, Arlington, VA 22201
Ph | 703.525.0511 Fx | 703.525.0743 | www.acmanet.org

Copyright © 2022 ACMA. All Rights Reserved.

  • Privacy Policy
  • Media Kit
  • Contact Us