Adhesives
Composite design selected for salmon tracking antenna
Tough and affordable ultrathick laminate the solution for fish counting application.
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Mold release update
New products from mold release manufacturers emphasize ease of use and application flexibility.
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Composite big-rig sleeper boxes offer comforts of home
Truckers are getting better sleep in their "homes away from home," thanks to composite sleeper boxes and cab floors manufactured by Canadian Commercial Vehicles (CCV, Kelowna, BC, Canada). Incorporated on Western Star (Willoughby, Ohio) semi-trailer trucks to decrease noise and weight and increase payload and
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SITE Manufacturing
SITE Manufacturing (Redding, Calif.) has taken knowledge acquired during more than 23 years of producing hi-tech carbon composite components, such as telescope housings (for Celestron, see story on p. 20), and applied it to the sport of paintball. "One year around Christmas, we decided we wanted to do something else,"
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Composites on the frontlines
Armored vehicle applications on the ground and in the air fuel a growing, evolving market forhigh-performance materials.
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Carbon fiber raises consumer performance index
Carbon bridges gap between large-volume sporting goods and aerospace to satisfy discriminating tastes in consumer and professional markets.
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One-piece molded carbon steering wheel for yachts
Concurrent product and manufacturing system design creates lightweight, hollow spoked structure without joints.
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Composites Cut Costs Of Repairing Corrosion-Prone Systems
Composites materials and processing methods extend the useful life of noncomposite structures in industrial and infrastructure systems.
Read MoreAnisotropic wind blade design expected to reduce wind-energy costs
Deliberately unbalanced laminate produces smoother power input from adaptive wind blades
Read MoreAbrasive machining methods for composites
Cutting, routing and drilling are important post-processing steps for cured composite parts.
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