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When good planes have to die: Scrapping an A380 and Lineage 1000E

Jan 6th, 2020: Why scrap a perfectly good airplane? Whether an extremely large or reasonably small aircraft, the reasoning often is the same. Over the past couple weeks images emerged of two different planes being sent to the scrapyard that elicited significant emotional response. In both cases, however, the end of the line for the types was a driving force. It also calls attention to the challenges of recycling aircraft components, especially with newer synthetic materials involved.

A look at ExOne’s 3D printed washout tooling

Jan 6th, 2020 : The production of lightweight composite materials is high in demand for sectors like aerospace, automotive and defense where weight savings, strength and durability are crucial factors for winning a race or completing a mission. It is, however, a highly time-consuming and costly, multi-step process.

Radiophysicists study the properties of composites for 5G devices

Jan 6th, 2020: TSU radiophysicists are forming a database of properties of composite materials that can be used to create 5G and space communication devices operating in the terahertz range. The scientists are creating composite materials from ABS plastic and nanotubes and measuring their properties in a frequency range from 10 MHz to 1 THz.

How composite materials influence blade sizes and functions

Jan. 6th, 2020 : TPI Composites is a global, independent manufacturer of composite wind blades for the onshore and offshore wind market. The company is headquartered in Arizona and operates factories in the United States, China, Mexico, Turkey and India. TPI has worked with a number of major players in the industry and...