Processes

Filament Winding 1 Feb 2015

DuraStor/HOST participants

In 2010, a multi-partner, multi-year research program called Low Cost, Durable Thermoplastic Hydrogen Storage Tanks, or DuraStor, was formed to address these problems by investigating a drop-in replacement for Type IV tanks. A UK-only program called Hydrogen – Optimisation of Storage and Transfer (HOST) picked up where DuraStor left off in mid-2014. These were the participants.

Autoclave 1 Feb 2015

Thermoplastic composite pressure vessels for FCVs

U.K. consortiums address durability, weight, cost of high-pressure tanks for hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicles.

Bonding 26 Jan 2015

Fully transparent, rollable electronics built with graphene/CNT backbone

Carbon nanotubes and graphene provide mechanical properties and bonding enabling high-temp polyimide resin to provide flexible circuit substrate.

Space 21 Jan 2015

Composite tooling without oven or autoclave

No Oven No Autoclave technology has been demonstrated in tooling for NASA, including multiple thermal cycles and use for curing epoxy infused out-of-autoclave parts.

Marine 12 Jan 2015

Part design criteria (2015)

Designers of composite parts can choose from a huge variety of fiber reinforcements and resin systems. That makes knowledge of how those materials work together a critically important aspect of part development. Here's a short description of what that knowledge entails.

Infusion 9 Jan 2015

Fabrication methods (2015)

There are numerous methods for fabricating composite components. Selection of a method for a particular part, therefore, will depend on the materials, the part design and end-use or application. Here's a guide to selection.

Compression Molding 8 Jan 2015

Hotel’s pavilion faithful to past with composite facelift

A composites-intensive exterior cladding project in the UK, now complete, has transformed the High Bullen Hotel’s former tennis facility into its new Palazzo event pavilion.

Aerospace 7 Jan 2015

Additive manufacturing: Metal vs. composites

3D printed metals seem to be moving into aerospace production at lightning speed. In reality, they face significant issues including standards and certification.

Out of Autoclave 6 Jan 2015

Benzoxazines for OOA tooling

Can infusible formulations of this newer resin system produce aerospace-capable tools?

ATL/AFP 6 Jan 2015

Plant tour: ATK Aerospace Structures, Clearfield, Utah, U.S.

High-volume, high-precision fiber and tape placement for the aerospace industry are among many specialties for this composites manufacturing behemoth.

Toray Advanced Composites hi-temperature materials