Ginger Gardiner Senior Technical Editor

Infrastructure 1 Apr 2013

Aiming infusion at the application

With so many process variables to play with, how do you know which new solutions that promise better, faster infusion are right for your application?

Space 1 Mar 2013

GPM mission: Better climate data

Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) is an international satellite mission designed to provide next-generation observations of rain and snow worldwide every three hours.

Carbon Fibers 1 Mar 2013

Space mission maximized via minimized survivability

CFRP design and manufacturing flexibility prove key in first spacecraft fuel tank designed to disintegrate upon reentry for improved mission efficiency and debris mitigation.

Fabrics/Preforms 1 Feb 2013

The structural grid: Prefabrication

Digitally designed and cut, preformed and preinfused stringers and bulkheads reduce boat weight, labor and cycle time and improve boatbuilder process control.

Weaving 31 Dec 2012

An impec-able bike frame: Handmade by machine

Long on technology firsts, this optimized, automated manufacturing process produces nothing short of the “perfect” bike frame.

Out of Autoclave 31 Dec 2012

Next-generation braiding for next-gen bike

When Grenchen, Switzerland-based Bicycle Manufacturing Co. (BMC) decided to braid the tubes for its impec racing bike frame, the use of carbon fiber and the complex tube designs and shapes prompted the use of radial braiding technology from August Herzog Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG (Oldenburg, Germany)

Construction 1 Dec 2012

Underground storage tanks: Rehabilitation without excavation

An unusual “lost-core” composite adds double walls protection to noncompliant tanks without excavation.

Workforce Development 30 Nov 2012

IBEX 2012 Review

Under the banner “The Future of Marine Technology,” the 22nd International BoatBuilders’ expo confronts a brave new world.

Cutting/Kitting 17 Sep 2012

Shop practice impacts drilling success

When you're drilling holes in composites, there are many variables that must be considered. Some factors that have an impact on success are process and shop driven. The following are industry best practices that have been demonstrated to maximize hole quality and drilling efficiency with composites.