Hi-Temp Resins

Aerospace

Outer space: The “final frontier” is exciting again!

CW contributor Dale Brosius, a composites industry consultant and the chief commercialization officer for the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), points to evidence that the composites industry will, once again, be the beneficiary of renewed drive for space exploration.

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Hi-Temp Resins

Looking for Lindberghs

Every paradigm-shifting invention throughout human history has been met with skepticism. CW editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan says the composites industry has need of those willing to attempt what most believe impossible.

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Curing

Incremental thinking just won’t cut it!

Composites industry consultant and regular CW columnist Dale Brosius says if this industry is to have a future that goes anywhere profitable, then we've got to get off the road we're on and map out a whole new way to think about the tasks at hand.

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Aerospace

New aerocomposites niche: Helicopter transmission gears?

A NASA study shows that steel/composite hybrid gears save significant weight, and could mitigate vibration-related noise.

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Adhesives

Fully transparent, rollable electronics built with graphene/CNT backbone

Carbon nanotubes and graphene provide mechanical properties and bonding enabling high-temp polyimide resin to provide flexible circuit substrate.

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Autoclave

The matrix (2015)

The matrix binds the fiber reinforcement, gives the composite component its shape and determines its surface quality. A composite matrix may be a polymer, ceramic, metal or carbon. Here's a guide to selection.

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Benzoxazines for OOA tooling

Can infusible formulations of this newer resin system produce aerospace-capable tools?

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Aerospace

Composites in commercial aircraft engines, 2014-2023

The drive to boost aircraft operating efficiency continues to fuel adoption of polymer matrix composites in jet engines.

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Automotive

SAMPE Tech Seattle 2014 at a glance

A short compilation of SAMPE Tech Seattle 2014 program highlights.

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Wind/Energy

SAMPE Tech Seattle 2014 Preview

The Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering’s annual fall Tech conference is now a spring event.

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