Aerospace

Aerospace

COMPOSITES 2012 Highlights

As ACMA’s annual conclave convened in North America’s gambling capital, show exhibitors and attendees placed their bets on better days.

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Weaving

Carbon fiber market: Gathering momentum

All signs point to increasing demand from many market sectors. Will capacity keep pace?

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Aerospace

CF 2011: Comment on end-markets and initiatives

Six speakers at the Carbon Fiber 2011 conference (December 2011) report on their organizations' activities in the carbon fiber market.

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Aerospace

Testing the damage tolerance of composite materials

Dr. Donald F. Adams (Wyoming Test Fixtures, Salt Lake City, Utah) looks at standards and also-rans in the area of testing for damage tolerance.

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Autoclave

Forged composites replace complex metal parts

Powerhouse manufacturer’s high-pressure compression molding process forms prepregged CFRP components with forged-metal properties.

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Aerospace

In memorium: Bill Benjamin

HPC editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan looks at the contribution and the legacy of a composites industry icon, Bill Benjamin.

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Aerospace

Looking ahead to next-gen aerostructures

ÂÌñÏׯÞ's conferences director Scott Stephenson reviews Airbus veteran Bruno Beral’s views of composites use on coming commercial aircraft platforms.

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Aerospace

Thermocouple innovation shortens autoclave setup for stringers/frames

ATK Aerospace Structures (Clearfield, Utah) trials a thermocouple system from TE Wire & Cable LLC (Saddle Brook, N.J.) called AccuConnect, which cuts thermocouple setup time from 2.5 hours to 20 minutes.

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Aerospace

SAMPE Europe 2012 preview

SEICO 12 focuses attention on composite technologies of the Airbus A400M military transport aircraft.

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Marine

SCRA, composites and the U.S. Navy

Background on the South Carolina Research Authority.

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