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Composites carry the Curiosity rover to a safe Mars landing

From launch to touchdown, composites performed in flight and stuck the landing!

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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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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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Infusion

The Learjet 85: Large step out of the autoclave

HPC editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan examines the significance of the Bombardier Learjet 85’s first flight.

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Glass Fibers

Quay cable tray: Composites upgrade container ship terminal

When the Cape Town, South Africa, Transnet National Ports Authority began a 12-month effort to expand its facility and upgrade its existing quays (wharfs), engineers realized that the Authority had a safety problem at its main container quay. Composites provided the solution.

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PEEK

Highlights: JEC Europe 2014

Composites enable high performance and lower weight in washtubs, wheelchairs and engine exhaust cones. Plus new, ultralight materials.

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Infusion

No-oven, No-autoclave (NONA)

Room-temperature cure epoxy composites with a 400°F Tg, comparable properties vs. commercial systems without external heat or post-cure, and offering reduced cost and cycle time. Really?

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Medical

Meter/mix/dispense machines: Doubling down on control

The latest equipment solutions deliver lower costs, faster cycle times and better part properties.

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Semipermeables: Next trend in infusion?

These liquid-blocking membranes promise molders better properties, less waste and reduced risk.

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Infusion

Sportfishing yacht: Infusion optimized

This well-loved deepsea fishing brand has moved from Miami to a new facility, and to a state-of-the-art resin-infused laminate for its Bertram 64.

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