Market 21 Technology & Innovations Carbon fibre In the starting blocks 24 Strategic project for a cost-effective carbon fibre supply chain 60 IOT Composite manufacturing: Internet of Things pushes the envelope of production efficiencies 62 Braiding Tape braiding: high-performance fibre-reinforced thermoplastic profile structures 21 65 Resin Polyaryl ether amide resins - a prospective alternative to phenolic and epoxy resins Research & Development 52 Health Monitoring Strain measurements and damage detection by fibre optics sensors in large structures 56 Health monitoring tech- 54 nique for large composite structures 67 Vacuum infusion Membrane-assisted vacuum infusion: a standard process all over the world 69 Machining center Low scrap for high-volume part production 72 PBT Against dust and flying sparks Advertisers 3A Composites Chem-Trend parts, conveniently controlled via tablet PC p.73 Evonik New release agent helps aerospace industry utilize lightweight composites Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi: a key role in the manufacture of the 787 Dreamliner Back cover CNC Technics 47 Release agent 48 Manufacturing p.40 p.32 JEC Group Inner cover, Inner Back cover, p.13, p.37 Can costs hinder the penetration of composites in the future? 26 Lap Laser p.64 Mc Clean Anderson p.66 Mikrosam p.26 Procotex p.23 Saertex p.25 Sappi p.51 TEI Composites p.12 No96 April 2015 / jec composites magazine 7