Articles
A season of change
There’s been a lot of change in the last few months: change for the good, change for the worse, inevitable change, transitory change, small change, big change, “Change we can believe in.” Now, there's change at CT.
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Resin systems update: The greening of thermosets
Thermoset resin formulators seek environmental benefits as customers demand reduced cost and increased performance.
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Cost- and time-saving preform process used for propeller spinner
Carbon fiber/epoxy spinner uses pulp slurry preforming process combined with vacuum infusion molding.
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Composites employed for thermal insulation in space observatories
NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO), launched in October 2006, is expected to provide a revolutionary view of our solar system.
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Introducing the new HPC
If you’ve been involved in composites design and manufacturing for even a modest period of time, I’ll bet this has happened to you: You have an established composite product or structure that’s been in the market and performing well for a number of years.
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Fastener pull-through strength test method
Mechanical fasteners have been used to join wood and metal plates for hundreds of years.
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Offshore oil composites: Designing in cost savings
In offshore oil structures, composites offer the potential to save weight, reduce maintenance, enhance safety, limit adverse environmental impact and improve durability.
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Thermoplastic composites: Inside story
Reinforced thermoplastics buy their way into structural aircraft interior components.
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Aircraft simulation gets composites aware
Rapid software evolution enables faster, better virtual solutions to complex composite design problems.
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SAMPE Europe/JEC Composites 2009 preview
SAMPE Europe’s 30th annual spring conclave and the nearby JEC Composites Show characterize the latest in material and process technologies.
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Inside R and D: A-VaRTM takes flight in Japan
Tests show out-of-autoclave process can reduce costs on new regional jet.
Read MoreComposites help create "ghostly" sculpture of bygone time
Sculptor Lawrence Argent of Argent Studios Ltd. (Denver, Colo. ) recently completed another of his several Denver-area public art installations, an internally illuminated, translucent composite sculpture called Ghost Trolley.
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