Out of Autoclave

Molds/Tools

Gurit CBS for the Aston Martin DBS

Out-of-autoclave process mints Class A carbon composite body panels in one-hour mold cycle.

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Adhesives

Antiballistics: The DARPA connection

 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency' (DARPA) Armor Challenge taps into materials innovation at companies and by inventors who are not yet in the military procurement pipeline.

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Sustainability

Wichita welcomes SAMPE Tech

 The Society’s Fall Conference flourishes in one of the epicenters of U.S. aerospace activity.

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Sustainability

The key to CNTs: Functionalization

An emerging supply base is integrating carbon nanotubes into commercial products that enable composites manufacturers to optimize part performance.

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Aerospace

EAA AirVenture 2009: The theme was BIG

HPC’s on-the-runway reporter, Tom Fay, follows up our September 2009 news coverage with a look back at (and background on) select composite craft on view at the past year’s "Oshkosh Fly-In."  

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RTM

RTM showcase: One-Piece Rudder

A transatlantic design team uses concurrent engineering to integrate rudder spars, ribs and skins in a single RTM cycle.  

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Carbon Fibers

Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft proves large structure practicality

Dr. John Russell reports that the successful completion of a flying aircraft in the the Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft program has demonstrated the holistic impact that composites technology can have on future aircraft development.

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Braiding

COMPOSITES 2010 Las Vegas Preview

ACMA’s annual COMPOSITES+POLYCON event acquires a shorter name and heads inland to the U.S. Desert West.

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Weaving

IBEX 2009 Marine Composites Showcase

The 19th International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference endures the economic “perfect storm” on the Florida coast and looks forward to fairer weather inland.

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Weaving

Antiballistics: Composites in the cross hairs

An increasing quantity and variety of fiber/polymer solutions are stopping bullets and blast debris in armored ground vehicles and stationary structures.

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Toray Advanced Composites hi-temperature materials
U.S. Polychemical Acrastrip
ELFOAM rigid foam products
Kent Pultrusion
Wabash
Release agents and process chemical specialties
IRIS Ai-enabled Camera
Visual of lab with a yellow line
Release agents and process chemical specialties