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Rocket engine thrust frame proves a strong candidate for composites conversion
The engine thrust frame of a space launch vehicle, located at the bottom of a rocket stage, joining fuel tanks to engines, must deliver strength and stiffness across a range of temperatures — cost-effectively.
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Nèos International establishes new HQ, composites facility in the U.K.
The 60,000-square-foot plant in Derby, U.K., will be the centerpiece of the Nèos Composites subsidiary and provide a new headquarters for the larger Nèos International.
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Engineering Technology publishes downloadable product overview
Filament winding specialist Engineering Technology Corp. has published a downloadable company and product overview that provides a summary of the filament winding software, systems and technologies available from the company.
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Electroimpact launches plug-and-play AFP system
Automation and automated fiber and tape placement specialist Electroimpact has introduced Scorpion, a new modular plug-and-play automated fiber placement (AFP) system designed for research and laboratory applications.
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Oerlikon Balzers launches new line of diamond coatings
Oerlikon Balzers has introduced its new Baldia portfolio of diamond coatings machining and drilling highly abrasive materials.
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Why aren't composites synonymous with infrastructure?
The U.S. seems poised to invest heavily in infrastructure. Can the composites industry rise to the occasion?
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Episode 39: Joe Fox, FX Consulting
Consultant Joe Fox talks about the massive potential for composites use in infrastructure applications and what it will take to turn that potential into reality.
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New thermoset matrix resin offers fast, low-temp, tunable cure
HARP Rapid is a new thermoset resin chemistry for liquid molding processes that offers a fast, tunable cure profile, and a Tg that exceeds the material’s cure temperature.
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Applying UV-curable powder coatings to composites
Keyland Polymer UV Powder reviews the features, benefits and applications of its UV-curable powder coatings in a composites manufacturing environment.
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Composite thermal breaks boost window insulation value
The composite insulation systems used in windows to insulate building interiors, while rarely seen, are vital to sustainable and efficient residential and commercial construction.
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Teijin Carbon Europe launches carbon fiber/PPS UD tape
The new Tenax prepregged tape with PPS matrix allows entry into new cost-sensitive markets while offering the typical TPUD advantages like resistance to chemicals and solvents, low flammability, storage or shipping at room temperature and recyclability.
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Evonik-led group targets epoxy SMC for EV battery housings
Epoxy modified with an amine-based hardener is applied in a demonstrator EV battery housing. The result is a thermally and mechanically robust structure that offers scalability in a variety of e-mobility applications.
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