Articles

Wind/Energy

WINDPOWER 2012 report

Continued technology-driven performance gains are overshadowed by PTC gloom and predicted Asian overcapacity.

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Thermoplastics

The evolution of infusion

As resin infusion continues to infiltrate composites, fabricators across the market spectrum drive materials and process developments in pursuit of process control.

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Auto composites quest: One-minute cycle time?

Faced with high fuel prices and ever-more stringent restrictions on tailpipe emissions, automakers are taking composites into their own hands.

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Glass Fibers

Composite booth: ATM delivers "green" in more ways than one

Edra Equipamentos (Ipeuna, Brazil) has developed a composites-intensive automated teller machine (ATM) enclosure that is not only attractive and functional, but also environmentally sustainable.

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Editorial

CT editorial: Got ideas?

CT editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan pulls back the veil from CT’s story acquisition policy for those with a story to tell.

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Aerospace

SAMPE 2012 Report

The Society’s return to Baltimore is a boost to the advanced materials community and an occasion for interesting industry buzz.

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Dust mitigation on a massive scale

Dust containment systems manufacturers talk about the recent philosophical trend from source-point capture to dust-mitigation chambers and the practical effects of such a massive shift.

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Pressure Vessels

The first commercial Type V composite pressure vessel

Composites Technology Development's first commercial tank in the Type V category presages growth of filament winding in storage of compressed gases.

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Wind/Energy

Pressure vessel tank types

Pressure vessels have been classified in four categories, based on their construction. Each type has assets and liabilities.

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Composites testing at elevated temperature and moisture content

Dr. Donald F. Adams (Wyoming Test Fixtures Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah) notes the renewed interest in testing composites under hygrothermal conditions.

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Automotive

Out-of-autoclave prepreg enables concept sports car

After nine years and an investment of more than $1 million (Aus), Autohorizon's (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) FR-1, a two-seat roadster concept car, hand built with carbon fiber composites, has made its debut.

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Editorial

HPC editorial policy: Got ideas?

HPC Editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan say, "I am often asked by composites professionals how they can get their stories published or submit article ideas for us to pursue." Here's his answer.

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