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COMPOSITES & POLYCON 2009 preview
The ACMA’s annual tradeshow takes its first turn in its new January timeframe.
Read MoreUnmanned rotorcraft passes stringent German Navy shipboard tests
CAMCOPTER’s high strength-to-weight ratio is made possible by composite materials.
Read MoreMOM software solves debonding problem in manufacturing process
When Composites Atlantic Ltd. (CAL, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada) contracted to produce 10 types of parts for leading edge and rudder components and deliver them on a biweekly schedule to a key aerospace customer, trouble soon cropped up.
Read MoreWind Blade Manufacturing: Cost-efficient materials-based strategies
The wind blade’s four key elements — the root, the spar, the aerodynamic shell or fairing, and the surfacing system — have present unique manufacturing challenges that must be met with carefully selected composite material systems and molding strategies.
Read MoreThrough-the-thickenss tensile strength testing using a curved beam
The in-plane strength properties of a composite material, axial and transverse tension and compression and in-plane shear, are usually the first to be considered in design. However, through-the-thickness (interlaminar) strength properties cannot be ignored. Through-the-thickness tensile strength, in particular, can be critical to structural performance.
Read MoreComposites encourage design creativity in LSA aircraft
Manufacturers of small aircraft expand the private pilot’s options on the strength (-to-weight) and contourability of advanced composites.
Read MoreAn open letter to the U.S. President-elect
Dear Mr. Obama or Mr. McCain, By now you have celebrated your hard-fought victory and are busy preparing to take office in January 2009.
Read MoreWind Blade Manufacturing, Part I: M and P innovations optimize production
As demand for wind turbines reaches unprecedented levels, rotor blade manufacturers explore new production strategies, including automation and blade segmentation.
Read MoreWind Blade Manufacturing: Are thermoplastic composites the future?
In a market dominated by thermoset composites, some wind turbine blade manufacturers are actively pursuing new composite blade designs featuring faster-processing reinforced thermoplastics.
Read MoreIn-situ composite repair builds on basics
For on-aircraft repair, demand is on the rise for specialized composites training and expertise.
Read MoreComposites stabilize space-based telescope
Composite Primary Mirror Backplane Support Structure to hold James Webb Space Telescope’s thermal stability within extremely tight 38-nm dimensional tolerance.
Read MoreComposites and Polymer Concrete Refine Mining Processes for Nonferrous Metal
Cost-effective alternatives to steel-reinforced concrete offer corrosion-resistant acid tanks to electrolytic refinery operations.
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