High-Performance Composites - January 2008
Focus on Design: The promise of rapid manufacturing
Selective Laser Sintering technology and new materials abbreviate the design phase and produce a key part for a new motorcycle racing engine.
Design Results: Read More ...
Features
Carbon Fiber 2007 looks forward with optimism
As high demand confronts a still limited supply, industry insiders and analysts meet to assess carbon fiber’s future and review emerging applications.
High Performance Fibers 2007 highlights
Conference participants told that money will flow into the market.
Market Outlook: Carbon fiber in sporting goods
Although demand for carbon composites in aircraft has put a squeeze on long-established sporting goods categories, carbon’s use in sports soon will set new records.
Tooling Update: New dimensions in tooling
Nanoenhancements, out-of-autoclave strategies and low-pressure RTM headline efforts to increase mold quality and productivity and cut tool cost.
Inside Analysis: Simulating VARTM for better infusion
A resin flow simulation tool is helping to optimize liquid molding of aerospace parts.
About the Cover
This nickel-shell tool is made by the nickel vapor deposition (NVD) process, one of a number of tooling options available today to the manufacturer of advanced composites (see" Tooling Update: New dimensions in tooling" in this issue).
Editorial
Columns
Market Trends: Carbon fiber demand, supply and the commodity threshold
Speaking Out: Putting the “P” back in M&P
Testing Tech: Single-fastener, double-shear laminate bearing strength by tensile testing
News
Airbus considers production plants in the U.S.
Boeing: 787’s power-on, first flight will keep to new schedule
ATK composites technology supports Atlas V launch
Boeing, Toray in talks to expand 787 carbon fiber agreement
Saint-Gobain to supply radomes for Boeing 787
Big changes in the general aviation market
Composites Working Group seeks volunteers
Mitsubishi Rayon debuts new large-tow carbon fiber
Volvo Aero acquires composite company to develop lighter aircraft engines
SAMPE Tech conference a forum for in-demand topics
GE Energy announces two new U.S. wind turbine blade facilities
Biz Brief: HITCO Carbon Composites Inc.
Biz Brief: Vestas Wind Systems
Application
Carbon/BMI and carbon foam form Invar alternative
New Products & Literature
Video-based ply placement guide
Handheld ultrasonic flaw detector
