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NASA looking for new core half the areal weight of honeycomb and foam
Two $550K grants to be awarded for new lightweight cores research. Applications due by Dec. 16, 2014.
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Material ConneXion introduces composites around the world
Physical and virtual material libraries and access to designers should attract composites industry participation.
WatchFACC timeline: Engineer-centric evolution
A short history of aerospace tier supplier FACC AG (Ried Im Innkreis, Austria).
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FACC AG: Aerocomposites Powerhouse
This pragmatic Austria-based innovator is pursuing lofty goals in an aerocomposites future full of opportunity.
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AIA 2014 Convention report
The ACMA helps American Institute of Architects launch Composites Pavilion at Chicago convention.
Read MorePCB environmental concern: Hit and miss
Efforts to eliminate substances deemed environmentally unfriendly by consumers have already had a significant impact on the printed circuit board (PCB) market.
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Printed circuit boards: A mobile market
Glass fiber/epoxy prepregs have dominated the mammoth PCB market for decades. Will that continue in a time of great change?
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Bio-prepreg guitar: The look, feel, acoustic quality of wood
When the El Capitan, a composite guitar from Blackbird Guitar (San Francisco, Calif.), made its debut this year with the look and sound of a vintage instrument.
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Ultrasound evaluation of prepreg impregnation levels
The Ultran Group has developed non-contact ultrasound (NCU) that can accurately assess prepreg level of impregnation (LOI) with implications for out-of-autoclave processing, inline quality control and even automated tape laying.
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Leichtbau ist hybridbau
Integrating multiple materials and functions for lightweight construction in the German automotive industry.
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Automating the CH-53K’s composite flexbeams
Accudyne doubles the part production rate and eliminates layup errors through stepwise automation of this primary structure’s complex hand layup process.
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Camera-based ply placement cuts time, cost on complex rotorcraft parts
Applied Composites Engineering (ACE, Indianapolis, Ind.) uses PlyMatch ply placement technology from Anaglyph Ltd. (London, U.K.) to speed layup of the complex-shaped, heated inlet for a de-icing system on the AW169 helicopter, from AgustaWestland (Cascina Costa di Samarate, Italy).
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