Smoothing the Surface
Gel coats and veils provide the finishing touch. Composites manufacturers today use surface finishes like gel coats and veils to improve their parts’ appearance and durability. But when their predecessors...
Boeing 777X GE9X Engine Completes Initial Ground Testing
GE Aviation announced it has completed the initial ground testing of the first full GE9X development engine, the world's largest commercial aircraft engine that will power Boeing's 777X. In total, the engine...
World’s First Four-Seater Hydrogen Fuel Cell Plane Has First Flight
Last month, the HY4 – the world’s first four-seater hydrogen fuel cell plane took off for the first time at the Stuttgart airport in Germany. The plane, which impressed visitors at Hannover Messe earlier...
All-Composite Yacht “Galaxy of Happiness” Debuts in Monaco
Latitude Yachts’ futuristic, all-composite 53 meter (~174 foot) multihull trimaran known as the “Galaxy of Happiness” debuted at the Monaco Yacht Show. The yacht and its twin, simply named “Galaxy,”...
Ford Technical Leader David Wagner: Composites “Poised for a Breakthrough”
For decades, the composites industry has been searching for ways to gain traction in the mainstream automotive market. Four years ago, the EPA announced a fuel economy standard of 54.5 mpg for automakers to...
Ingersoll and ORNL to Collaborate on Enormous 3-D Printer
Over the past few years, Oak Ridge National Laboratory has made many headlines with its collaboration with Cincinnati Inc. on Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) technology, which recently produced the...
