CONTENTS NEWS WORLDWIDE Companies AGY expands into Asia Pacific . . .9 Ranger uses expertise to gain foothold in China . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 BUSINESS Market survey Industrialization of the carbon composite industry (2nd part) . . . 22 FEATURE AERONAUTICS Design Pushing the envelope in composites design . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Engineering Reducing the complexity of composites engineering . . . . . . 35 Testing Strategy: the composite industry Swancor: two-digit growth and double the ambition . . . . . . . . . . 14 Growth strategies during turbulent times: lessons and challenges for leaders . . . . . . . .24 Laboratory infusion test unit: for new materials testing and process validation . . . . . . . 38 Simulation An industrial solution to simulate post-buckling and damage . . . . 40 Agenda of events . . . . . . 16-17 Innovations - JEC Paris 2009 Diamond tool producer celebrates 50th anniversary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Eliminating dust from your work environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Application Attainable solutions with composite materials . . . . . . . . . 42 Benzoxazine resin sytems for future interior applications . . . . 44 Trends A comprehensive view of software and services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Autoclaves from XS to XXL . . . . 20 Niche market: Luggage Beautiful structural balance . . . 30 Prototype A350 XWB composite wing spars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 6 jec composites magazine / No48 May 2009