Compression Molding
Fuel Economy Drives Big Rig Composites
A variety of materials and processing methods are lightweighting and economizing trucks and trailers in the commercial freight arena.
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Gas-Assisted Injection G.E.T.S BMC Costs Down
Gas Evacuation Technique (G.E.T.) produces hollow components with long, narrow profiles, saving material and shortening cycle times.
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Inside-the-box thinking pays off for Honda
New Ridgeline pickup features innovative composite box with first-ever molded-in trunk.
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At the top and still climbing
Trek Bicycles' OCLV manufacturing method shortens cycle times and optimizes compaction in molded carbon fiber-bike frame components.
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Small-scale blade manufactured via bladder molding
High-compression bladder molding and modular tooling prove cost-effective for manufacture of small wind turbine rotor blades.
Read MoreNew trucks from Toyota and Honda get it Right - with composite beds
David White writes this article in his capacity as executive director of the Automotive Composites Alliance (ACA), a nonprofit association chartered to promote the uses and benefits of composites in the automotive industry. Also the VP of sales and marketing for Meridian Automotive Systems (Dearborn, Mich.), White
Read MoreEditorial - 1/1/2005
Nearly every issue in 2004 contained a discourse, by either one of our columnists or me, on the supply/demand issue surrounding carbon fiber -- a hot topic critical to both material suppliers and end users. My November editorial elicited a larger-than-usual response, both pro and con. If you'll recall, it concluded
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Compression molding with structural carbon SMC
Aircraft weapon system gains the high performance of carbon/epoxy with the efficiency of compression molding.
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Composites on the frontlines
Armored vehicle applications on the ground and in the air fuel a growing, evolving market forhigh-performance materials.
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Carbon fiber raises consumer performance index
Carbon bridges gap between large-volume sporting goods and aerospace to satisfy discriminating tastes in consumer and professional markets.
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