Articles
TRFA installs new officers for 2007
John Cech, Vinay Mishra, Bhavin Patel and Jim Steever have been installed as officers for the Thermoset Resin Formulators Assn. (TRFA).
Read MoreJEC/SAMPE Europe Preview
In 2007, the JEC COMPOSITES Show and the SAMPE Europe Conference focus on the future in Paris.
Read MoreInnovation Driving Automotive SMC
New materials, methods and machinery are restoring sheet molding compound's preferred material status for automotive and heavy truck body panels.
Read MoreJEC COMPOSITES 2007 Exhibitor List
The following is based on the best information available from JEC on Jan. 29, 2007. "TBD"= to be determined. 3M France TBD A&P Technology TBD Aachen Composite Engineers TBD ABB France TBD Additek SaS Q16 Advanced Composites Group M14 AEC Polymers TBD Aero Consultants Ltd. AG N32 AGY K10
Read MoreEngineering Insights: All-Composite Hovercraft Rises to Performance Challenge
An exclusive look at a lightweight pultruded and resin-infused design that sets a new standard for amphibious craft.
Read MoreJeff Sloan's first editorial for Composites Technology
A lot of the "old guard"manufacturing processes in the U.S. (metal bending, metal machining, metal casting, etc.) grew up and prospered with the automotive industry, and it was on the coattails of these workhorses that the 20th Century American manufacturing boom rode to prominence.
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Inside Manufacturing: A Reinforced Thermoplastic Car Hood?
Low-density GMT-cored sandwich construction and novel inductive mold-heating strategy are a viable option for horizontal body panels.
Read More'String binder' key to consistent preforms
A chopped glass preform is typically made by spraying chopped fiber and a liquid or powder binder onto a part-shaped screen. A vacuum is pulled to hold the fibers in place until heat or ultraviolet (UV) light melts or reacts the binder. These binder systems, however, require application streams and equipment separate
Read MoreSmart Aircraft Structures: a Future Necessity
Health monitoring of aircraft structures using distributed in situ sensor systems.
Read MoreIn Situ Manufacturing: Pipe Relining in Demanding, Corrosive Environments
Onsite technology offers continuous manufacture and insertion of new high-performance pipe, without excavation and replacement.
Read MoreThe Art of Armor Development
Composites are playing a bigger role in antiballistic systems designed to defuse a host of weapons, including improvised explosive devices.
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