Curing

Workforce Development 1 Jan 2006

Very Light Jets Creating A Demand For Composites

"Baby" jets are causing an aviation buzz but will the market exist?

Autoclave 1 Nov 2005

Corvette Z06 adds carbon fiber fenders

Molder meets GM's performance, weight-reduction goals and achieves 14,000-part production target with autoclave-cured prepreg.

ATL/AFP 1 Jul 2005

SAMPE 2005 Product Showcase

SAMPE's U.S. Symposium and Exhibition highlights technological innovation and market expansion.

Design/Simulation 1 Jul 2005

Carbon fiber race car technology hits the streets

Porsche equips its new Carrera GT with the first-ever all-carbon chassis on a production automobile.

Curing 1 Jul 2005

Collapsible mandrel enables full-barrel fiber placement

FUBACOMP (Full Barrel Composite Fuselage), a European consortium, is developing technology that will enable automated fiber placement of a one-piece business jet fuselage. Advanced Composites Group Ltd. (ACG, Heanor, Derbyshire, U.K.) recently designed and built a 4.5m/14.6-ft long by 2m/6.5-ft diameter

Design/Simulation 1 May 2005

Boeing sets pace for composite usage in large civil aircraft

Innovative use of international supplier base to revolutionize aircraft manufacture.

Space 1 May 2005

Autoclavable foam core resists bucking and shortens production cycle on launch vehicle interstage

The February 26 launch of the Multi-functional Transport Satellite-1 Replacement (MTSAT-1R) communications satellite in Japan was successfully accomplished by the H-IIA No. 7 launch vehicle, developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The H-IIA is Japan's heavy rocket, first launched in 2001. Many of

Autoclave 1 Mar 2005

Composites take off ... in some civil helicopters

Slowed by certification requirements, composites nevertheless are finding their way into the fuselages and rotor blades of commercial helicopters.

Autoclave 1 Feb 2005

Composite big-rig sleeper boxes offer comforts of home

Truckers are getting better sleep in their "homes away from home," thanks to composite sleeper boxes and cab floors manufactured by Canadian Commercial Vehicles (CCV, Kelowna, BC, Canada). Incorporated on Western Star (Willoughby, Ohio) semi-trailer trucks to decrease noise and weight and increase payload and

Curing 1 Jan 2005

One-piece molded carbon steering wheel for yachts

Concurrent product and manufacturing system design creates lightweight, hollow spoked structure without joints.