Aerospace
CAMX 2017 preview: Textile Products
Textile Products Inc. (TPI, Anaheim, CA, US) is a specialty composite textile manufacturer, dedicated to the development and production of custom fabrics.
Read MoreCAMX 2017 preview: Renegade Materials/Maverick
Renegade Materials Corp. (Springboro, OH, US) and Maverick Corp. (Blue Ash, OH, US) are emphasizing their composite materials for high-temperature aerospace applications.
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CAMX 2017 preview: MasterWorks
MasterWorks (Taneytown, MD, US), a Hexagon Composites Co., is displaying a range of composite products from the aerospace, commercial and oil/gas industries.
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Composite cases fuel commercial space venture
Launch vehicle supplier Orbital ATK is looking to break into the burgeoning commercial space market with a rocket motor that features an all-carbon fiber case.
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Preforming goes industrial: Part 2
Automated preforming isn’t only for 2D and 2.5D parts. Innovators are taking successful aim at building 3D preforms at production speeds.
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SMC: Old dog, more tricks
In the sheet molding compound renaissance, the advent of new resins and compounds are broadening the definition and application of this versatile family of composites.
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Center for mass production of lightweight composites
German R&D center brings together 8 institutes and more than 80 companies from 120 countries to help industrialize composite parts production.
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Variable-axial composites open path to lighter composite structures
CFRP recurve bow riser demonstrates design and manufacturing approach with potential to cut weight vs. aluminum by 50-75% while increasing strength and stiffness.
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Fiber-metal laminates in the spotlight
Interest in FMLs is growing again as aeroengineers search for lightweight solutions adaptable to new narrowbody commercial aircraft.
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Thinking outside the prepreg box in aerospace
A challenge to “outside the box” thinking about prepreg.
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