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Resin transfer molding and preforms for jet engine stators
New 3-D woven preforms and nanofillers will improve part quality and reduce manufacturing costs.
Read MoreCarbon fiber markets and goComp.biz iPod winner
As I write this, I'm preparing for a 4th of July family reunion celebration at my house. If that isn't scary enough, contractors are still putting the finishing touches on a two-year-long remodeling project, during which I've been camping out in my basement! It's been touch and go in more ways than one - the finish
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A 2004 SAMPE Europe/JEC Composites Show post-show review
Paris Technical Conference marks SAMPE Europe's 25th Anniversary with myriad new developments.
Read More2004 JEC Composites Show post-show report
Business as usual in Paris? No ... much better, merci!
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User-friendly resins expanding composites' reach
Novel niche formulas enable composites breakthroughs for new market applications, traditional material replacement.
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Compression molding press technology adapts to meet new composite material processing requirements
Faster compression molding presses keep pace with new highly loaded, low-flow thermoplastics and thermosets.
Read MoreComposites in Europe; iPod Winner
This June issue of Composites Technology contains the latest from our trip to Europe, where we attended the European Pultrusion Technology Assn.'s (EPTA) 7th World Pultrusion Conference in Amsterdam and the JEC/SAMPE Europe gathering in Paris. For those of you who did not attend the JEC event, the CT staff covers
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Composite cowl and instrument panel for utility vehicle meet production rate via in-mold coating
When E-Z-Go, a division of Textron, selected custom molder GI Plastek (Newburyport, Mass., U.S.A.) to produce both the cowl and instrument panel for the E-Z-GO ST 4x4 Utility Vehicle, the challenge was to manufacture parts that achieved extremes of aesthetic and mechanical performance at reasonable cost. Marketed as a
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Newer surfacing films reduce surface on demolded composite parts
A wide variety of products reduces finishing costs in many applications.
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SAMPE Europe/JEC Composites 2004 Show Highlights
It's a Paris premiere for new composite materials and a "new European" composites association.
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