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Composites boon from hydraulic fracturing?
Hydraulic fracturing — commonly known as frac'ing — has become an efficient, if controversial, method for oil and gas extraction. Composite materials are helping pave the way in this very demanding application.
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Renegade Materials demonstrates OOA BMI in wing spar
Renegade Materials Corp. (Miamisburg, Ohio) has developed its RM-3004 out-of-autoclave (OOA) curable bismaleimide (BMI) prepreg for high-performance aerospace applications.
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BMI and benzoxazine battle for future OOA aerocomposites
Offering weight, cost and process advantages, these “hot zone” resins are moving down the thermometer and into out-of-autoclave structural applications and autoclavable tooling now dominated by epoxies.
Read MoreBenzoxazine: An alternative to phenolic for interior fire safety?
As research into benzoxazine resin chemistry proceeds, this budding high-performance system has the potential to challenge phenolic resins in aircraft interiors.
Read MoreBenzoxazine + BMI?
Resin supplier Huntsman Advanced Materials (Basel, Switzerland and The Woodlands, Texas) sees benzoxazine resins as traditional chemistry boundary breakers that open whole new resin-system possibilities.
Read MoreHigh Temple Workshops
Since 1982, the High Temple (short for High Temperature Polymeric Laminate) Workshops have evaluated and reviewed advances in the design, development and application of high-temperature reinforced polymeric (organic) composites.
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Resin-infused MS-21 wings and wingbox
Moscow-based aeromanufacturer uses out-of-autoclave composites in attempt to leapfrog Airbus and Boeing with wider, lighter, more efficient single-aisle airliner.
Read MoreRussian renaissance: Leading the OOA revolution?
Since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, one of the most remarkable results has been a resurgence in aeromanufacturing within the Russian Federation.
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Update: GE identifies cause of blade breaks
Clarifications regarding materials and processes, plus GE reports on root cause of blade breaks
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IBEX 2013 Show Review
Evidence of a marine industry rebound and a trend toward supplier M&A as the world’s largest boatbuilding trade show looks ahead to smoother sailing … and Tampa.
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Third wind blade break for GE
NA Windpower reports a third 48.7m blade has broken off a GE 1.6-100 turbine.
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SciGrip MMA to replace epoxy adhesive in wind blades
Methyl Methacrylate to offer up to 40 percent reduction in blade assembly cycle time plus address current maintenance issues due to variable bondline thickness.
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