Braiding

Weaving

Tooling Update: New dimensions in tooling

Nanoenhancements, out-of-autoclave strategies and low-pressure RTM headline efforts to increase mold quality and productivity and cut tool cost.

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JEC Composites 2007 Product Showcase

This year’s Parisian exhibition provides key evidence of the composites industry’s unprecedented breadth and technical sophistication.

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Braiding

FEA Roundup: Design, Simulation And Analysis Converge

New modeling and analysis software products increase the accessibility and reliability of finite element analysis data.

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Weaving

Composite Automotive Crush Structures

Tests that characterize, isolate and accurately measure energy absorption modes provide auto engineers the data they need to develop predictive CAE models.

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Inside Manufacturing: A Reinforced Thermoplastic Car Hood?

Low-density GMT-cored sandwich construction and novel inductive mold-heating strategy are a viable option for horizontal body panels.

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Aerospace

In Situ Manufacturing: Pipe Relining in Demanding, Corrosive Environments

Onsite technology offers continuous manufacture and insertion of new high-performance pipe, without excavation and replacement.

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PEEK

COMPOSITES POLYCON 2006

ACMA's and ICPA's trade shows converge in America's middle, St. Louis.

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Autoclave

RIM Molding for Wind Blade Skins

Low-cost, high-volume molding method and carbon fiber/epoxy spar show promise for replacement wind turbine blades.

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Cyanate Ester

Engineered to innovate

Core materials — and the ways they are used — evolve to meet new challenges.

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Braiding

Basalt Fibers: Alternative to Glass?

High-temperature performance and superior strength properties may make this late-comer a better choice in some applications.

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