Materials

Construction

Tough resins for aggressive environments

New thermoset systems drive composites deeper into markets where fire, corrosion, stress and fatigue are ever-present threats.

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3-D preforms: Fast, efficient blade-root manufacture

To expedite the blade root manufacturing process for wind turbine blade manufacturers, 3TEX Inc. (Cary, N.C.) has developed RapidRoot, a 3-D preform.

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Construction

Heavy-duty infusion: Scaling up for scrubbers

Infused 3-D woven fabric preforms best steel in beams and unitized deck structures built for the caustic confines of massive flue gas desulfurization systems.

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Hi-Temp Resins

A new "tunable" polyurethane could revolutionize composites

A novel polyurethane-based resin system with tailorable pot life and cure, from Huntsman Polyurethanes (Auburn Hills, Mich. and Everberg, Belgium) now permits composites manufacturers to tailor resin pot life and onset of cure to fit the processing requirements.

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Nanomaterials

Nanotechnology: It's real

CompositesWorld's conference director Scott Stephenson reviews several recent conference presentations as evidence that nanocomposites are no longer just the stuff of dreams.

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Aerospace

Thermoplastic composites: Primary structure?

Yes, advanced forms are in development, but has the technology progressed enough to make the business case?

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Aerospace

Reinforced thermoplastics in aircraft primary structure

Carbon/PEKK floor beams prove production worthiness of lower cost, fast coconsolidation process.

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Thermoplastics

TPCs on the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350

Although The Boeing Co.’s (Seattle, Wash.) 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus (Toulouse, France) A350 XWB have earned much press as showcases for thermoset composites in aircraft structure, both programs also have advanced the use of thermoplastic composites.

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Aerospace

Marquez innovates aircraft TPCs

Marquez (Montréal, Québec, Canada) supplies TPC ducting for The Boeing Co.’s 787 Personal System Unit (PSU), and the TPC structural window bezel used on all Bombardier (Montréal, Canada) Global Express business aircraft.

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Adhesives

Carrier-capable, all-composite external fuel tank

Legacy product positions builder for a shot at an F-35 contract.

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