Susan Flynn

Apr 6, 2024 | compositesmanufacturingmagazine.com | Susan Flynn

Photo by Dennis Hild-Wilett By Susan Keen Flynn February 15, 2023 Early last fall, the E.ON Group, one of Europe’s largest operators of energy infrastructure and networks, discovered a leak in a pipeline under railroad tracks close to the Ӧrebro station in Sweden. Traditional repair of the steel pipe would require digging and redirecting train service on the tracks, which is the main route between Stockholm and Gothenburg, Sweden’s two biggest cities.

Feb 22, 2024 | compositesmanufacturingmagazine.com | Susan Flynn

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has manufactured more than 40,000 nacelles for dozens of military and commercial aircraft programs. Building on that expertise, a team at the aerospace and defense supplier is working on the next generation of nacelles and other components for single-aisle aircraft featuring thermoplastic composites. Chris Croshaw, senior research engineer in thermoplastic composites, acknowledges that it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Feb 22, 2024 | compositesmanufacturingmagazine.com | Susan Flynn

The U.S. economy did better than expected in 2023, avoiding a recession that many experts predicted. Inflation fell, jobs increased and manufacturing investments spiked. But if there’s a theme for 2024 it might be uncertainty due to several factors, including higher interest rates, sluggish global supply chain restructuring, and wars and political uncertainty throughout the world.

Feb 22, 2024 | compositesmanufacturingmagazine.com | Susan Flynn

Reports by numerous market research firms indicate the global aerospace composites market will increase at a 9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the next several years. However, there are some obstacles to overcome to hit or exceed that mark. During a campfire session at CAMX 2023 in Atlanta, three industry leaders addressed impediments to ramping up composites use in aerospace applications.

Feb 7, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Susan Flynn |Susan Flynn BA

INTRODUCTION The aim of this article is to provide an overview of intersectionality, childhood disability and rurality. This is accomplished through a combined theoretical lens of intersectionality and critical disability studies. The purpose of theoretically informed critical commentary is to answer the question, what does rural life mean for disabled children and their families?