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Braiding

Liquid Composite Molding Achieves Aerospace Quality

Improvements in materials, tooling and process control bring RTM and VARTM into the realm of aerospace components.

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Weaving

SAMPE Wrap Up And Product Showcase

Exhibitions on both sides of the Atlantic spur optimism and spotlight innovative technology.

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Weaving

Experienced Aerospace Manufacturer Relies On Proven Methods

Composite Structures LLC employs metal bond techniques for high-performance aircraft and rotorcraft components.

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Autoclave

Foam plays strategic role in rotorcraft structure

Eurocopter's Tiger helicopter incorporates an engine cowling stiffened with hat stringers made with ROHACELL XT polymethacrylimide (PMI) foam from Degussa Performance Plastics (Darmstadt, Germany). Previously, the approximately 1.5m/4.8-ft long and 0.8m/2.6-ft wide cowling was a solid laminate made with bismaleimide

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microwire technology for composites