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SAMPE 2012 Baltimore at a Glance

A quick look at the conference program for the 2012 edition of the SAMPE Conference and Exhibition in Baltimore, Md.

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SAMPE 2012 Baltimore preview

SAMPE’s annual convention, now a roadshow, returns to Baltimore this month, an East Coast epicenter of advanced materials development.

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How to patch a racecar

The current state of the art in automotive CFRP repair borrows heavily from experiences gained in the aerospace/aviation and racing fields.

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Sailing the sea with composite wings

Autonomous sailing vessel patrols with patented WingSail technology.

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Automotive

Spare wheel well: Functional integration

Gas-assist injection molding enables one-piece, one-shot thermoplastic composite/metal hybrid.

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Wind/Energy

Thermoplastic Wind Blades: To be or not?

Will future wind blades incorporate thermoplastic composites? It depends on whom you ask.

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Wind/Energy

Big parts? Big tooling breakthrough

Electrically heated carbon fiber/PEEK/ceramic tooling and powdered epoxy resin system could revolutionize production of large composite aerospace structures.

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Blade cycle time: 37 percent faster

Ongoing private/public effort to optimize blade manufacturing targets current production and anticipates “next-generation” offshore applications.

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SMC sandwich panels: Lean process opens doors

Patented process enables compression molding at lower pressures, saving capital equipment costs for panel fabrication.

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COMPOSITES 2012 Preview

The ACMA’s annual composites industry exhibition focuses on future opportunities.

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CW Tech Days: High-Temp Composite Solutions