Application
Foiling motoryacht impresses in carbon fiber/epoxy
A project is underway to build a faster, lighter, hybrid-electric motorboat with foils and hull fabricated from carbon fiber and epoxy.
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Composites restore drinking water in historic Amsterdam
A fiberglass-reinforced liner helped resurrect a corroded waterline pipe.
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Basalt fiber gives prosthetics more “give”
Prosthetics and orthotics often take advantage of composite materials’ strength and durability. Basalt fiber has given manufacturer Coyote Design (Boise, ID, US) a performance edge.
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Racing catamaran still performing
Gougeon Brothers Inc. created a composite racing catamaran in 1990 that is still setting speed records decades later.
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High-precision carbon fiber pultrusions for CERN
Tight-tolerance composite structures enable one of the world’s leading laboratories for particle physics.
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Durable UAV speeds to production
3D-printed prototypes used to accelerate design iterations and expedite manufacturing plans.
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New board makes windsurfing available to all
Making the windsurfing sport available to all
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Smarter molding with Smart Cauls
Spintech’s Smart Caul technology can be used to create internal mandrels, bladders for hollow parts or any irregular male layup tool shape involving a sharp angle or corner.
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Motorcycle part demonstrates hybrid molding process
Strategy forms FRP parts once too complex for cost-effective, high-rate production.
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Carbon-Kevlar hybrid redefines the hinge
Composite design outperforms comparable stainless steel at same price.
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