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Out of Autoclave

HP-RTM: A means, not an end

This side story to CW's Plant Tour of Mubea Carbo Tech explores MCT's HP-RTM technologies.

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Automotive

Mubea Carbo Tech: High-quality auto composites go high-volume

Known for its precision and technical acumen in CFRP motorsports structures, MCT draws from its steel auto parts parent to push high-performance and industrial production to new plateaus.

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BMI

Aeroengine Composites, Part 2: CFRPs expand

Proven in fan blade/case applications, carbon fiber-reinforced polymers migrate to previously unanticipated destinations nearer the engine “hot zone.”

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Weaving

Composites upgrade marine infrastructure

All-composite docks best concrete in cost and time and aim toward future fastener-less construction for greater savings and sustainability.

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Out of Autoclave

Automotive composites: Thermosets for the fast zone

Epoxies continue to be developed for faster cure to meet automotive production rates.

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Aerospace

Automated preform process boosts properties and cuts cycle time

Fiber Patch Placement (FPP) achieves optimized fiber orientation for up to 150% increase in stiffness and reduced cycle time, weight and material waste.

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Thermoplastics

Composites extend service of oil and gas pipelines

Corrosion-resistant aramid fiber/thermoplastic liner gives new life to deteriorating steel subsea pipelines.

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RTM

In-mold sensors: In-situ process monitoring for RTM

Technology for monitoring the molding process from within the mold cavity, a practice familiar to injection molders, is making an appearance in resin transfer molding.

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IACMI

Additive manufacturing: The past, present — and future — of composites

A regular CW columnist and the chief commercialization officer for the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), Dale Brosius offers this insightful look into why it's unwise to use the terms "3D printing" and "additive manufacturing" interchangeably.

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Composites lighten driving simulator dome

A first for its codevelopers, Pagnotta Engineering Inc. (PEI, Exton, PA, US) and JRL Ventures (Cape Coral, FL, US), this low-mass enclosure spawned a new product venture for the pair in research-oriented driving simulation systems.

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Toray Advanced Composites hi-temperature materials
Greenerd Compression Molding
Custom Hydraulic Press Manufacturing
Kent Pultrusion
ELFOAM rigid foam products
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Large Scale Additive Manufacturing
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