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 ...

Composite airframes were important in defense systems before the Boeing 787 made them a household word. The basics of building even 80-ft.-long single-piece composite wingboxes have been conquered.

Malaysian composite parts specialist CTRM is investing in new technology to attract future airliner programs with its lower labor costs, moving away from design work it finds too cyclical. Focusing on ...

The people at Premier Autoclaves are well known as the goto guys for all things autoclave in the UK, and increasingly elsewhere in Europe. They were set up as a service and upgrade business back in ...

Plasan Carbon Composites is introducing a new production technology that dramatically speeds production of carbon-fiber reinforced plastics, the composite material used in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Bondtech Corp. (Somerset, Ken., U.S.) is a full-service autoclave company that designs, engineers and manufactures U.S.-made, high-quality autoclave systems with material handling for technical ...