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Composites Oust Magnesium In Big Volume Engine
DaimlerChrysler shaves part cost, investment and time to market in replacing magnesium valve covers with vinyl ester BMC.
Read MoreLiquid Composite Molding Achieves Aerospace Quality
Improvements in materials, tooling and process control bring RTM and VARTM into the realm of aerospace components.
Read MoreRygerkattall — carbon fiber composite passenger ferry
Shipbuilder Brødrene Aa (Hyen, Norway) recently launched the Rygerkatt, an all-carbon fiber composite passenger ferry, built for Norway's largest passenger ferry operator, Rodne & Sønner.
Read MoreTrends in manufacturing technologies for marine composites
Scott M. Lewit, CCT, holds an MS in ocean engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology (1985). Lewit is president and founding partner of Structural Composites Inc. and COMPSYS Inc., the managing director of the Navy CCT Marine Composites Technology Center, and a co-inventor of the resin recirculation
Read MoreEurope's Infusion Pioneer Simplifies Process With Bottom Up Approach
Yacht builder's computer-designed method yields vacuum infusion without technical confusion.
Read MoreRV manufacturer converts to all-composite motorhome shells and floors
Since 1971, Trail Wagons - Chinook RV Inc. has built motorhomes with one-piece, molded fiberglass shells at its 115,000 ft2 plant in Yakima, Wash, U.S.A. Claiming that the shell design is essential to RV structural integrity, ease of maintenance and weather resistance, the company offers the U.S. RV industry's only
Read MoreNew Technology and Composites
With new technology sweeping into business from every avenue, simply keeping up sometimes feels overwhelming. Lets see - there's checkless banking, electronic inventory control, product data and life cycle management, CAD/CAM and CAE, paperless engineering, automated process control, Internet data exchange, online
Read MoreGetting To The Core Of Composite Laminates
A wealth of low-cost core solutions are available for high-performance sandwich structures.
Read MoreComposites Open Road To Innovation In India
Railway and automotive applications point the way to composite mass production.
Read MoreAirbus A340 carbon composite spoiler made with RTM
When FACC AG (Ried, Austria) contracted to fabricate a demonstration composite replacement part for a highly stressed aluminum spoiler center fitting on the Airbus A340-600, the company wanted to use resin transfer molding (RTM) because the part's complex shape would be difficult to produce consistently and
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