Pressure Vessels
Mechanized arm speeds sanding while reducing injuries
EMMA being used by Boeing, Airbus and now a large wind blade manufacturer.
Read MoreSciGrip MMA to replace epoxy adhesive in wind blades
Methyl Methacrylate to offer up to 40 percent reduction in blade assembly cycle time plus address current maintenance issues due to variable bondline thickness.
Read MoreToray + Zoltek = potential game changer?
Consultant Dale Brosius, also president of Dayton, Ohio-based Quickstep Composites LLC, the U.S. subsidiary of Australia-based Quickstep Technologies (Bankstown Airport, New South Wales), sees the Toray buyout of Zoltek as a potential auto-industry game changer.
Read MoreWind blades: Pi preforms increase shear web failure load
Easily coinfused structural joint increases ultimate strength and fatigue life, offering solutions for designers as blades get longer and move offshore.
Read MoreWind blades: Progress and challenges
Despite double-digit wind energy industry growth, turbine blade manufacturers and materials suppliers acknowledge a pressing need to reduce costs and innovate.
Read MoreA different type of blade?
GE Wind Energy and public/private partners investigate the use of resin-impregnated architectural fabrics as a substitute for conventional composite laminates in the construction of wind blade skins.
Read MoreThe positive consequences of regulating styrene
In 1859, Thomas Austin imported 24 wild rabbits from England and released them into the Victoria, Australia, countryside to provide animals for sport hunting.
Read MoreTailored Fiber Placement: Besting metal in volume production
Affordable automated production of highly optimized preforms and parts.
Read MoreParis Air Show 2013: A century of aircraft progress
Torrential rains couldn’t dampen the spirit of innovation or stop the flood of business aerospace announcements.
Read MoreHPC’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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