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Corvette's carbon hood creates shock and awe

North America’s first mass-produced, all-CFRP hood raises the bar for production sports cars.

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SPE's ACCE 2009 Show Preview

The Society’s 2009 Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition charts an industry at a crossroads.

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Out of Autoclave

Resins for the Hot Zone, Part I: Polyimides

 As next-generation aerospace programs demand higher service temperatures in structural and hot section components, a variety of polyimides vie for program approval.

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Weaving

Urban turbine redesign taps benefits of additive fabrication

Michael R. LeGault details efforts to produce an anti-icing system for “small-wind” vertical-axis wind turbine blades.

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Aerospace

SAMPE 2009 Product Showcase

Showgoers at the SAMPE 2009 Conference and Exhibiton in Baltimore, Md. found many suppliers undeterred by poor economic news. 

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Aerospace

JEC COMPOSITES 2009 Product Showcase

Despite the doleful state of the global economy, the turnout in Paris — exhibitors and visitors — proved surprisingly strong.

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Carbon Fibers

Composite engine valves?

 HPC technical editor Sara Black reports progress on CFRP intake and exhaust valves for race car engines.

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Medical

JEC Composites 2009 showcase

 Despite the doleful state of the global economy, the turnout in Paris — exhibitors and visitors — proved surprisingly strong.

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ATL/AFP

Automating wind blade manufacture

 Recent technology announcements portend a new era of more efficient blade production.

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Infusion

Team-built bus body bests all

OEM meets tight development schedule on superlight multipart molded shell to offset propulsion system weight in fuel cell-powered transit bus.

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