Ketones

Sustainability

Composites ride and support the rails

Increased ridership and heavier axle loads on rail systems around the world signal a potential boon for composites. 

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Pressure Vessels

Wind Blade Manufacturing: Are thermoplastic composites the future?

 In a market dominated by thermoset composites, some wind turbine blade manufacturers are actively pursuing new composite blade designs featuring faster-processing reinforced thermoplastics.

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Aerospace

2008 Farnborough Airshow Report

 This biennial aerospace showcase underscores the ascendancy of composites in airframes and jet engines.

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Sustainability

JEC Composites Show Product Showcase

Composites professionals converged in Paris in greater numbers than ever before, confident that the market’s global growth will continue.

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Braiding

Aligned discontinuous fibers come of age

Discontinuous but aligned carbon fibers are proving formable and formidable in high-performance, compound-curvature applications.

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Cyanate Ester

Additives Add Key Innovations

Added in small quantities, these resin system enhancements make larger contributions to composite quality as suppliers enhance their utility.

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Medical

Resin matrices: Thermoplastic

In contrast to crosslinking thermosets, whose cure reaction cannot be reversed, thermoplastics harden when cooled but retain their plasticity; that is, they will soften and can be reshaped repeatedly by reheating them above their processing temperature. Less-expensive thermoplastic matrices offer lower processing

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Ketones

News briefs

American Matrix and Ensinger Industries form strategic technology alliance to promote the manufacture and sale of thermoplastic composite products; Mark A. Banash appointed VP Engineering at Nanocomp Technologies; Cray Valley releases hydrocarbon resins listing; Adam Aircraft A500 and A700 to be displayed at NBAA in Georgia; Pilgrim CosmoLite Composite replaces wood floors in travel trailers.

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JEC Composites 2007 Product Showcase

This year’s Parisian exhibition provides key evidence of the composites industry’s unprecedented breadth and technical sophistication.

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COMPOSITES POLYCON 2006

ACMA's and ICPA's trade shows converge in America's middle, St. Louis.

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HEATCON Composite Systems
Alpha’s Premier ESR®
ColorForm multi-component injection
NewStar Adhesives - Nautical Adhesives
Airtech
recycle carbon fiber
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ColorForm multi-component injection