Infusion
Liquid Composite Molding Achieves Aerospace Quality
Improvements in materials, tooling and process control bring RTM and VARTM into the realm of aerospace components.
Read MoreEurope's Infusion Pioneer Simplifies Process With Bottom Up Approach
Yacht builder's computer-designed method yields vacuum infusion without technical confusion.
Read MoreRV manufacturer converts to all-composite motorhome shells and floors
Since 1971, Trail Wagons - Chinook RV Inc. has built motorhomes with one-piece, molded fiberglass shells at its 115,000 ft2 plant in Yakima, Wash, U.S.A. Claiming that the shell design is essential to RV structural integrity, ease of maintenance and weather resistance, the company offers the U.S. RV industry's only
Read MoreComposites Open Road To Innovation In India
Railway and automotive applications point the way to composite mass production.
Read MoreFighting Ships Augment Combat Readiness With Advanced Composites
Navies adopt composite materials for stealth and speed.
Read MoreStructural S-Glass laminates for V-bottomed offshore powerboats
Winning powerboat manufacturer specifies VeTron S-2 glass.
Read MoreAn Elegant Solution For A Big Composite Part
The rear pressure bulkhead for the Airbus A380 employs resin film infusion.
Read MoreManufacturers Welcome New Reinforcement Forms
Three-dimensional composites, structural preforms and unique materials expand design options and reduce cost.
Read MoreExperienced Aerospace Manufacturer Relies On Proven Methods
Composite Structures LLC employs metal bond techniques for high-performance aircraft and rotorcraft components.
Read MoreFoam plays strategic role in rotorcraft structure
Eurocopter's Tiger helicopter incorporates an engine cowling stiffened with hat stringers made with ROHACELL XT polymethacrylimide (PMI) foam from Degussa Performance Plastics (Darmstadt, Germany). Previously, the approximately 1.5m/4.8-ft long and 0.8m/2.6-ft wide cowling was a solid laminate made with bismaleimide
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