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Nondestructive Testing Broadens Its Scope
Automation and integration of advanced NDT methods lead to faster, more accurate flaw and damage detection.
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Plane Enthusiasts Plan LSA-compliant Composite Aircraft
Aspiring owners build and - plan to market - their own tandem seat, twin-boom pusher.
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Sky's The Limit For Composites-intensive UAVs
Market growth is being spurred primarily by post-9/11 combat actions, homeland security and natural disasters.
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Automated Aircraft Repair Closer To Reality
Inspection and Repair Preparation Cell (IRPC) unveiled, revealing progress made toward automated aircraft repair workcells.
Read MoreRapid Fiber Preforming On A Large Scale
A proven alternative to open molding of big parts.
Read MoreSizing Up Fiber Sizings
What glass fiber users need to know about sizings, and how new sizing developments are enhancing the performance of glass-reinforced composites.
Read MoreThermoformable Composite Panels, Part 1
Preconsolidated fiber-reinforced thermoplastics offer short cycle times, tailored properties, recyclability and lower cost.
Read MoreThe Future Of Sizing Design
In an age in which many composite processes and products benefit from some form of computer assistance, sizing development remains primarily an experimental, laboratory-driven pursuit.
Read MoreRobot streamlines finishing of composite antenna covers
Sparks Fiberglass' (Rock Island, Ill.) first order for 50 8-ft/15.2m long fiberglass antenna covers for cellular telephone towers in 1998 kicked off a growth period for the company, in which manufacturing space quickly became scarce. When the company moved to a larger facility, it began looking for alternatives to the
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