Resins
Making epoxy composites recyclable by design
Connora Technologies and Adesso Advanced Materials have garnered much attention for their hardeners which make epoxy resins recyclable, marketed as Recyclamine and Cleavamine, respectively.
Read MoreBenzoxazines for OOA tooling
Can infusible formulations of this newer resin system produce aerospace-capable tools?
Read MoreComposites in commercial aircraft engines, 2014-2023
The drive to boost aircraft operating efficiency continues to fuel adoption of polymer matrix composites in jet engines.
Read MoreDark knights: Sleek trimarans surveil the seas
Epoxy-infused patrol boats outperform less nimble and more costly conventional naval craft.
Read MoreSub-8-minute cycle times on carbon/epoxy prepreg
Globe’s Generation 2 RapidClave system passes another out-of-autoclave milestone.
Read MoreComposite phone cases at CAMX
Keyrou showcased its Evutec brand design and production capabilities as it seeks new applications for its high-volume, advanced composite molding processes.
Read MoreCAMISMA’s car seat back: Hybrid composite for high volume
Recycled fibers, in-situ polymerized PA12 and steel inserts combined in one-shot process to cut weight 40 percent at competitive cost, cycle time and safety.
Read MoreDSM thermoplastics featured in CNG and hydrogen tanks
Tanks developed by Belgium-based Covess that use a polyamide liner and outer layer offer up to 70 weight savings in a 40-liter tank for compressed natural gas or hydrogen storage.
Read MorePMI foam core outperforms honeycomb in infused nose landing gear doors
The results of Airbus (Toulouse, France) subsidiary Composite Technology Centre GmbH (CTC, Stade, Germany) studies in 2013 to find more productive but less costly methods of fabricating carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) sandwich constructions.
Read MorePlastiComp introduces carbon-glass hybrid LFT
The new hybrid composite pellet products combine long glass fiber and long carbon fiber together, bridging the performance gap between either fiber used alone.
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