Design & Tooling

SAMPE 2005 Product Showcase

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

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Autoclave

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.

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Ketones

SAMPE Europe/JEC Composites 2005

Advanced materials reap rewards, enter new arenas of application in annual Parisian showcase.

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Infusion

Boeing sets pace for composite usage in large civil aircraft

Innovative use of international supplier base to revolutionize aircraft manufacture.

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The craft of aircraft repair

As the use of composites on commercial and military aircraft grows, repair facilities seek more science in what remains a primarily manual art.

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Composite fan blade containment case

Innovative use of carbon-fiber braid yields a ductile structure that resists blade impact.

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Weaving

At the top and still climbing

Trek Bicycles' OCLV manufacturing method shortens cycle times and optimizes compaction in molded carbon fiber-bike frame components.

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Autoclave

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.

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Molds/Tools

Mold release update

New products from mold release manufacturers emphasize ease of use and application flexibility.

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Compression molding with structural carbon SMC

Aircraft weapon system gains the high performance of carbon/epoxy with the efficiency of compression molding.

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HyperX Software for Composite Structural Analysis
Airtech
Smart Tooling
CompositesWorld
NewStar Adhesives - Nautical Adhesives
Release agents and process chemical specialties
Airtech
HEATCON Composite Systems
Airtech International Inc.