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Carbon fiber race car technology hits the streets
Porsche equips its new Carrera GT with the first-ever all-carbon chassis on a production automobile.
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Collapsible mandrel enables full-barrel fiber placement
FUBACOMP (Full Barrel Composite Fuselage), a European consortium, is developing technology that will enable automated fiber placement of a one-piece business jet fuselage. Advanced Composites Group Ltd. (ACG, Heanor, Derbyshire, U.K.) recently designed and built a 4.5m/14.6-ft long by 2m/6.5-ft diameter
Read MoreRepair Of Infrastructure With Composites
Composites prove their mettle in large, demanding repairs and rehab.
Read MorePultruded Heavy Commercial Window an Industry First
Composites add strength and insulating value, improving occupant comfort and reducing energy cost.
Read MoreComposites for metal sign repair
Just like roadways and bridges, those omnipresent large aluminum highway signs — termed OSS (overhead sign structures) — can suffer from structural deterioration and corrosion. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) inspected all of its OSS about five years ago and found that 10 percent of the
Read MoreClosed Molding: Old and New
A plastics consultant since 1973, Bill D. Snow established E.M.C. Co. in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1960 and, in 1962, designed and built a fully automated thermoforming machine for his own use that, by 1965, was being sold to other plastics manufacturers through E.M.C.'s Machinery Division. In 1967, E.M.C. Co., renamed
Read MoreFuel Economy Drives Big Rig Composites
A variety of materials and processing methods are lightweighting and economizing trucks and trailers in the commercial freight arena.
Read MoreGas-Assisted Injection G.E.T.S BMC Costs Down
Gas Evacuation Technique (G.E.T.) produces hollow components with long, narrow profiles, saving material and shortening cycle times.
Read MoreThe craft of aircraft repair
As the use of composites on commercial and military aircraft grows, repair facilities seek more science in what remains a primarily manual art.
Read MoreCurrent compression test methods
Dr. Don Adams discusses the test methods and fixtures currently available to test the compressive strength of composites.
Read MoreComposite fan blade containment case
Innovative use of carbon-fiber braid yields a ductile structure that resists blade impact.
Read MoreShared material databases: The next chapter
John Tomblin, Ph.D., is the executive director of the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University in Kansas. For 10 years, he has worked in the area of general aviation material qualification and, primarily as chairman of NASA's Advanced General Aviation Transport Experiments (AGATE)
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