Out of Autoclave
SQRTM enables net-shape parts
New out-of-autoclave process combines resin transfer molding with prepregs for complex helicopter part prototype.
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Structural armor or armored structures?
Either way, antiballistics engineers seek structural integrity and ballistic deterrence from a single design.
Read MoreHybrid Enhanced Combat Helmet enters final testing phase
The U.S. Army and Marine Corps are conducting final validation testing of the U.S. military’s next-generation — and radically new — thermoplastic composite Enhanced Combat Helmet (ECH).
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The Private Space Race
NASA passes the development torch to legacy contractors and NewSpace entrepreneurs, igniting a new competition in space transport.
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F1-inspired MonoCell: Racing safety for the road
Resin transfer molding makes CFRP passenger cell mass-producible for new model supercar.
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Farnborough International Airshow 2010
Although uncertainties remain, aircraft OEMs see recovery in order numbers.
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Aerospace & Defense M&A Analysis: It's a sellers' market
Investment banker Paul Weisbrich gauges the aerospace/defense M&A market in an exclusive interview.
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SPE's ACCE 2010 preview
Charting a composites course through the auto industry’s “perfect storm.”
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Interior innovation: The value proposition
OEMs and Tier suppliers ask materials and molding processes to go “green” and do more for less.
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Hotel wrap: Curvilinear pultrusions
Airport hotel’s striking wraparound roofline made possible, durable and affordable with pultruded flat panels and profiled support structures.
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