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Self-healing Composite Prototyped for NASA
At the recent SAMPE Conference and Exhibition (see “Related Content,” at left) Cornerstone Research Group’s (CRG, Dayton, Ohio) Reflexive composites were touted as a composite system that, according to CRG’s research and development engineer Thomas Margraf and chief engineer Ernie Havens, can detect and heal damage in
Read MoreComposites test method globalization and harmonization
In my previous column, I discussed the need for standardization of test methods and the progress that has been made in recent years (see “Related Content,” at left). However, we know from that column, and many preceding it, that when we attempt to determine material properties, there is often more than one
Read MoreThe clarity of the retrospectroscope
My mind is easily distracted and consumed by the time-space continuum. Not the Star Trek kind, but the real-life kind.
Read MoreCarbon Fiber in the Wind
Is there a market for carbon composites in wind turbine blade construction? Yes, but the real question is, how big will it be?
Read MoreFocus on Design: Composite Engine Subframe a Popular Option on Open-Cockpit Supercar
Carbon/epoxy version of the standard steel subframe meets performance goals and reduces vehicle weight in Lamborghini’s coupé-to-convertible conversion program.
Read MoreHigh Wind in China
China's renewable energy mandates motivate huge growth in its wind energy market, spurring production of composite components on the Chinese mainland.
Read MoreATK wins contracts with Raytheon, Lockheed Martin
The Raytheon agreement is to upgrade the composite case for the solid propellant rocket motor on the Rolling Airframe Missile. The Lockheed agreement is to provide fiber-placed components for the F-35 Lightning II, or Joint Strike Fighter.
Read MoreBoeing: $2.8 trillion commercial plane market over next 20 years
A new Boeing report forecasts $2.8 trillion in new commercial plane sales, with a total market of 28,600 new passenger and freighter craft.
Read MoreCCS Composites ships first 787 hydraulic clamps
CCS Composites, a division of YLA Inc., announced its first shipment in a multiyear, multimillion dollar contract with Boeing for hydraulic clamps on the 787 _Dreamliner_.
Read MoreStructural, Aesthetic Injection Molded Wood Fiber Components
Robert Joyce had extruded enough wood fiber composite sheet products to know that to achieve structural integrity, calendaring was essential. “I learned that pressure was important,” says Joyce, principal of Innovative Plastics and Molding (Lambertville, Mich.). He also knew that one of the unachieved goals of the
Read MorePromising, incremental change
There’s been no getting around, lately, the pre-rollout hoopla and excitement surrounding the scheduled debut of the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Read MoreBonding Technology: Thermosetting Structural Adhesives
A wealth of epoxies, polyurethanes and acrylics speed assembly and cut manufacturing cost in an ever-wider range of composites applications.
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