Eric Casterline is the president of Heatcon Composite Solutions based in Seattle, Wash. Casterline has been working with Heatcon, Inc. since 1994 and has been involved in various roles with the company including sales and development. He is currently working on projects to improve composite repair on large structures, such as the large panels...
Headline: The Geneva Auto Show is making a huge composite splash, including a fully exposed carbon fiber Pagani Huayra, new Lamborghini Aventador J, Infiniti EMERG-E Concept and many more. The show began March 8 and runs through next Sunday.
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Each year the Geneva Auto Show brings the world a new class of cars that have been researched and produced by the auto industry. Take a look at four flashy designs that caught our eye.
It has begun. The Chicago-Saint Louis line in Illinois will soon test 110-mph trains on 20 miles of track. The goal is to improve the eight train lines in the state over the next four to five years, at least, depending on funding and federal approval. According to Illinois DOT, most of the work...
Aerospace manufacturing leader Boeing has solved its fuselage delamination problem on the 787 line. In order to repair the problems on the earlier models, Boeing will spend between 10 to 14 days on each of the first 55 planes to repair as needed. Boeing expects that the recall will only affect early 2012 shipment...
Researchers at Harvard University have found a way to mass produce miniature robots by folding carbon fiber. Consumer confidence reached a one-year high, indicating positive sales in summer 2012. Industry experts predict that the commercial space industry will soon become a profitable industry for engineers.
“Consumer confidence, which declined in January, posted a sizable improvement last month,” says Lynn Franco, director of the conference board consumer research center. New data from the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index collected in February showed sizable improvement from previous months. More consumers are optimistic about the short-term outlook for jobs, personal financial...
Researchers at Harvard University are hard at work developing tiny pop-up flying robots by folding carbon fiber. These robotic bees are assembled using layers of materials that can be folded on top of each other in a machine instead of manufacturing individual components by hand. According to the team, they use “origami techniques to...
Composites professionals representing the industry’s full range of market segments came to Las Vegas with specific goals and challenges in mind. In doing so, they faced the industry’s backdrop — economic challenges and regulatory hardship — with energy and a sense of camaraderie.
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