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Market Trends: This industry is ready to explode
I recently was invited to speak at the COMPOSITESWORLD Carbon Fiber Conference, held Dec. 5–7, 2007, in Washington, D.C. As usual it was a successful gathering of fiber manufacturers and users. As a consultant to the composites industry, I’ve tracked carbon fiber supply and demand for years. Some of you might remember
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Aligned discontinuous fibers come of age
Discontinuous but aligned carbon fibers are proving formable and formidable in high-performance, compound-curvature applications.
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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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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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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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Onsite technology offers continuous manufacture and insertion of new high-performance pipe, without excavation and replacement.
Read MoreCOMPOSITES POLYCON 2006
ACMA's and ICPA's trade shows converge in America's middle, St. Louis.
Read MoreRIM 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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