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Nondestructive Testing Broadens Its Scope
Automation and integration of advanced NDT methods lead to faster, more accurate flaw and damage detection.
Read MoreAircraft Repair Can And Should Be Automated
Consultant Fred Perkins (Federal Engineering Associates LLC, McLean, Va.) is currently involved in quality control and mission assurance for defense programs as well as a Phase I SBIR program for the U.S. Air Force, applying stochastic design analysis to finite element modeling of composite aircraft part repairs.
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Plane Enthusiasts Plan LSA-compliant Composite Aircraft
Aspiring owners build and - plan to market - their own tandem seat, twin-boom pusher.
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Laser Imaging Material Speeds Aircraft Parts Into Production
A simple product is having a significant impact on composites fabrication at the Boeing Phantom Works' Accelerated Digital Design and Manufacturing (ADDM) group in St. Louis. RegiStar, a trademarked laser-imageable tape from Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials (Marlborough, Mass.), was developed as a marking system for
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Sky's The Limit For Composites-intensive UAVs
Market growth is being spurred primarily by post-9/11 combat actions, homeland security and natural disasters.
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Automated Aircraft Repair Closer To Reality
Inspection and Repair Preparation Cell (IRPC) unveiled, revealing progress made toward automated aircraft repair workcells.
Read MoreComposite Rebar Speeds Tunneling Operations
Pultruded replacement for steel reinforcement in concrete clears path for more efficient use of boring machinery.
Read MoreThe Future Of Sizing Design
In an age in which many composite processes and products benefit from some form of computer assistance, sizing development remains primarily an experimental, laboratory-driven pursuit.
Read MoreRobot streamlines finishing of composite antenna covers
Sparks Fiberglass' (Rock Island, Ill.) first order for 50 8-ft/15.2m long fiberglass antenna covers for cellular telephone towers in 1998 kicked off a growth period for the company, in which manufacturing space quickly became scarce. When the company moved to a larger facility, it began looking for alternatives to the
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