Aerospace
Tooling up for larger launch vehicles
NASA and Janicki Industries demonstrate composites’ cost advantage in tooling for fabrication of 10m/33 ft diameter payload fairing for next-generation launch vehicle.
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HPC's 20th Anniversary: Not just a magazine, but a mission
On the occasion of HPC's 20th Anniversary, HPC's managing editor Mike Musselman recalls his early days on staff, the things that have changed, and those that haven't.
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HPC’s 20th Anniversary: The senior technical editor looks back
In celebration of HPC's 20th Anniversary, HPC's senior technical editor Sara Black recalls the early days at HPC and the changes that she's seen.
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Optimization software improves small, low-cost satellite design
Ames Research Center’s (Moffett Field, Calif.) designs and builds a low-cost, small spacecraft on a quick turnaround, using a modular strategy based on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) parts and with the aid of several design software packages and finite element solvers.
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The BMW i3 is coming, but will consumers buy in?
BMW gets a lot of credit for its aggressive use of composites in the i3, but consumers still must make the switch to an all-electric lifestyle.
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Revisioning the Viper: Clamshell hood challenge
Autoclave-cured carbon-fiber prepreg hood/fender combo proves as technically formidable as it is visually stunning.
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Following 787 fire, time to repair carbon fiber fuselage
The fire on board the Ethiopian Airlines 787 presents Boeing with the challenge of a large composite repair project — possibly the largest of its kind.
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Cutting the cost of integrated composite aerostructures
A unitized all-composite aircraft door concept is realized in one shot with no fasteners.
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Software isolates, identifies porosity-related flaws in tooling from fuselage test data
Software and composites manufacturing data specialist NLign Analytics, a division of Etegent Technologies (Cincinnati, Ohio) helps identify and track product flaws caused by tooling porosity.
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Janicki Industries: Breaking the mold
Once known only as a toolmaker, Janicki offers unique precision, production capability and problem solving as it pioneers leading-edge composites technology.
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