Material advantage Recycling composites offers many benefits for Boeing, the environment—and the 787 By Robin McBride PHOTOS: (Clockwise from top left) Excess composite material left over from the barrel-winding process at Boeing South Carolina is collected and recycled. The site produces the 787 Dreamliner 47 and 48 sections. ALAN MARTS/BOEING Small pieces of composite material from a shredded 787 test wing are gathered for recycling. BILL CARBERRY/BOEING Pete George uses a kayak paddle made from reclaimed carbon fiber; composite manufacturing employees Chan Tep, left, and Paul Campbell prepare to perform a quality check on a 787 structure at the Frederickson, Wash., plant. BOB FERGUSON/ BOEING A completed 787 Dreamliner. ED TURNER/BOEING 18 BOEING FRONTIERS / AUGUST 2012
Frontiers August 2012 Issue
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