Carbon Fibers

Sustainability

Cored carbon air-supported vessel

Tuco Marine’s ASV a sustainable yet speedy craft.

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Weaving

How is knitting different?

There are three principal methods of manipulating fibers or yarns into textile fabrics.

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PEEK

Metal + composite = Less weight, more room

Global supplier develops scaled design approach for metal/composite hybrids in highly loaded automotive applications.

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Infrastructure

Building retrofitted with carbon fiber can survive simulated earthquake

Turkish researchers successfully demonstrated that carbon fiber-based material could prevent the collapse of thousands of buildings during a future major quake.

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NDT

Size-unlimited OOA composite process enables next-gen system

United Launch Alliance selects Ruag Space for lower cost/improved quality out-of-autoclave manufacture of Vulcan’s composite primary structures.

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Wind/Energy

UV-curing grows composites market share

Established and flourishing in the underground pipe relining arena, UV-curable resins are finding new applications in other out-of-the-way places.

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Construction

Carbon fiber performs aesthetically and structurally

From the informative website called Composites and Architecture, hosted by Kreysler and Associates (American Canyon, CA, US), comes a unique use of carbon fiber strands.

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Carbon Fibers

SPE Automotive Division names winners of automotive awards competition

In the Aftermarket category, the winner was the carbon fiber composite spoiler on the 2016 Chevrolet Corvette sports cars.

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Aerospace

Is the market ready for another widebody aircraft?

This past week, the Airshow China 2016 event was held, from November 1 – 6 in Zhuhai, China. A notable outcome from the show, reported in several media outlets, was that Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) and the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) have advanced their plans for their collaborative twin-aisle widebody aircraft.

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Construction

U.S. Army uses composites to refurbish aging wall shelters

The rigid wall shelters are used for the core parts of Army field hospitals, housing the operating room, the C-arm (portable radiology), and the laboratory, where the floor must be stable and free of vibration.

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