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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.
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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.
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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)
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Underground storage tanks: Rehabilitation without excavation
An unusual “lost-core” composite adds double walls protection to noncompliant tanks without excavation.
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IBEX 2012 Review
Under the banner “The Future of Marine Technology,” the 22nd International BoatBuilders’ expo confronts a brave new world.
Read MoreShop 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.
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Orbital Drilling enables “one-up assembly”
Orbital Drilling, a technology patented by Novator AB (Spånga, Sweden) offers multiple hole sizes from a single drill tool.
Read MoreOnline access to machine tool knowledge
Machine tool manufacturers have developed a variety of online tools that give customers in the composites industry access to lessons learned, best practices and information about the latest machine tool technologies.
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Optimizing, customizing composites hole drilling
Matching the drill tool to the job can save thousands of man-hours and millions of dollars.
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Sixth Element: Lamborghini accelerates CFRP
The automaker’s R&D centers in Italy and the U.S. implement aerospace-inspired design philosophy to radically enhance the use — and the benefits — of CFRP.
Read MoreThe PTC: Symptom of policy uncertainty
The U.S. federal Production Tax Credit (PTC) is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2012, because Congress claims it cannot afford the yearly cost (estimated at $3.5 billion). Here's why Congress is wrong and who's really behind opposition to the PTC.
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WINDPOWER 2012 report
Continued technology-driven performance gains are overshadowed by PTC gloom and predicted Asian overcapacity.
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