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The end is in sight for COVID-19: What comes next for the composites industry?
While the industry returns to some semblance of normality, a pre-pandemic “business as usual” does not seem likely. Dale Brosius ponders some of the questions that need to be faced.
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Speeding RTM with heat-flux sensors
Clean Sky 2 INNOTOOL 4.0 project advances cure monitoring for larger and less costly lightweight landing gear made using composites.
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Rocket engine thrust frame proves a strong candidate for composites conversion
The engine thrust frame of a space launch vehicle, located at the bottom of a rocket stage, joining fuel tanks to engines, must deliver strength and stiffness across a range of temperatures — cost-effectively.
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Easy-to-use kits enable infield repair of composite structures
Portable kit enables patch repairs using UV-cure glass fiber/vinyl ester or room-temp stored carbon fiber/epoxy prepregs and battery-powered curing equipment.
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Forged molding compound: Extending SMC capabilities
New material, design, process combination approaches prepreg performance with chopped carbon fiber SMC.
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Composite testing challenges, Part 3: Testing systems
Several factors need to be considered for accurate and efficient composites testing, including testing systems that can accommodate required test environments, alignment and offer intuitive software.
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Composites Index sustains a third month in record territory
Accelerating new orders, backlogs and challenging supply chains propel the index higher for the month of May.
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Robotic injection molding for functionalized composites
Anybrid enables compact, flexible hybrid injection molding/overmolding for smaller series and larger components.
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How to: Getting the most from your mold release
Mold release specialist AXEL Plastics offers dos and don’ts for cleaning, stripping and preparing molds for composites manufacturing. (Sponsored)
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Optimizing a wind turbine nacelle cover to meet LCOE demand
Suzlon Group redesigned a composite nacelle cover with in-situ molded stiffeners to reduce manufacturing and material costs while maximizing part performance.
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Porosity, voids and bridging in prepreg autoclave and vacuum bag-only laminates
Consideration of materials, methods and systems explores ways to reduce potential surface porosity, voids, resin-rich areas, bridging and other flaws in composite laminates.
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Designing a versatile, multi-material EV battery enclosure
Continental Structural Plastics has developed one-piece, compression-molded composite covers, an innovative fastening system and a range of material options to meet OEM needs.
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