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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 MoreNacelle manufacturers optimize hand layup and consider closed molding methods
Focused on optimizing traditional hand layup, nacelle and thrust reverser manufacturers cast an eye on future use of automation and closed molding.
Read MoreNewer surfacing films reduce surface on demolded composite parts
A wide variety of products reduces finishing costs in many applications.
Read MoreSAMPE Europe/JEC Composites 2004 Show Highlights
It's a Paris premiere for new composite materials and a "new European" composites association.
Read MoreCarbon fiber composite driveshaft drives innovative wind turbine
As wind turbine designers try to capture greater energy with each turbine, blade length, size and weight have increased dramatically. Further, blade tip speed is limited by noise ordinances, so very large turbines typically spin at less than 20 rpm. Yet hub rotation is the driver for the generator. For that reason,
Read MoreHigh-volume composite applications coming to market
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Read MoreTechonologies for UV curing of composite laminates demonstrated
Racing go-kart project demonstrates advances in UV processing of composites.
Read MoreCarbon fiber/epoxy wheels developed to replace metal wheels on large freight trailers
Semi-trailers roll lighter with Prins Dokkum's carbon fiber Dynawheels.
Read MoreCarbon/glass hybrids used in composite wind turbine rotor blade design
As turbine blades grow to greater lengths, composite blade manufacturers take a long look at carbon/glass hybrids.
Read MoreComposites bridge decks, utility poles and pipelines
Hota Gangarao, Ph.D., P.E., is the director of the Constructed Facilities Center and professor of civil engineering, at West Virginia University (WVU, Morgantown, W. Va., U.S.A.). He owns several U.S. patents, has published more than 300 technical papers, supervised 250 M.S. and Ph.D. students and organized and
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