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Out-of-autoclave prepreg enables concept sports car
After nine years and an investment of more than $1 million (Aus), Autohorizon's (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) FR-1, a two-seat roadster concept car, hand built with carbon fiber composites, has made its debut.
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HPC editorial policy: Got ideas?
HPC Editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan say, "I am often asked by composites professionals how they can get their stories published or submit article ideas for us to pursue." Here's his answer.
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Italian racer uses foam sandwich design, Scott Bader adhesive
Boatbuilder Anselmo Mauri has manufactured Revolver 42, a polyhedric monohull speedboat, constructed using high-permforance composites, including foam core sandwich design and adhesive provided by Scott Bader.
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Trouble brewing
CT editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan comments on the worrisome developments in Greece and their implications for the world economy and the subset of it tht we call the composites community.
Read MoreWind turbine blades: Glass vs. carbon fiber
As the wind energy market continues to grow, competition heats up between glass and carbon fiber composites for turbine blades.
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Pultruded windows: Rising high?
New pultrudable glass fiber/resin formulations enable window manufacturers to break in to commercial architecture and build market share in residential construction.
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Cured-in-place pipe: UV curing ensures liner performance in leaking pipe
When the Knoxville, Tenn. Utilities Board faced a needed repair of an actively leaking clay sewer pipe, it opted for Reline America's (Saltville, Va.) cured-in-place pipe cured with ultraviolet (UV) light.
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Composites reshaping auto industry
HPC editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan observes signs at the JEC Europe 2012 trade show that indicate the auto industry is seeking to partner with suppliers int he composites industry on lightweighting strategies for prpduction passenger vehicles.
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Composite fuselage helps HondaJet upend biz-jet market
CFRP composites enable unitized structure with low-drag aerodynamics that transform aircraft performance and reduce cost.
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Aviation Outlook: Composites in General Aviation 2011-2020
As the general aviation (GA) segment emerges from the recessionary storm clouds, GA manufacturers and the composites supply chain that supports them should see sunny days … with some clouds and a chance of rain.
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Automotive CFRP: Repair or replace?
As more carbon composites are used on structural car components, how will crash damage be assessed and repairs be made?
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Tooling block makes affordable patterns for new superlight aircraft
Tooling for a new canard-winged pusher airplane, the e-Go (e-Go Airplanes of Cambridge, U.K.), was created from patterns made of EP678 epoxy tooling block, supplied by the Advanced Engineering Materials Product Group of Trelleborg Offshore UK (Skelmersdale, Lancashire, U.K.)
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