Out of Autoclave

Biomaterials

SAMPE Europe/JEC Composites 2010 Preview

SAMPE Europe’s International Conference and the JEC Composites Show meet in Paris again in 2010.

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Weaving

Engineering Insights: Not Your Father's EV

A stylish composite body makes the world's first all-electric sports car not only lean and green but efficient and fast as well.

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Aerospace

A400M cargo door: Out of the autoclave

This structural military airframe part is the largest made to date via the vacuum-assisted resin infusion process.

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Consumer

New twist in cycling: A truss bikers can trust

An "open tube" alternative to the solid-tube bike frame.

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Adhesives

DDG-1000 Zumwalt: Stealth warship

U.S. Navy navigates radar transparency, cost and weight challenges with composite superstructure design.

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Weaving

New infusion regime for superthick laminates

 Innovative initiator chemistry yields long flow time, cure on demand and exotherm control for large, thick parts.

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Sustainability

UBSs: Coming to North America

 Common in Europe and Asia, the composite underbody shield might finally catch on in the U.S. and Canada.

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Molds/Tools

Gurit CBS for the Aston Martin DBS

Out-of-autoclave process mints Class A carbon composite body panels in one-hour mold cycle.

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Weaving

Antiballistics: The DARPA connection

 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency' (DARPA) Armor Challenge taps into materials innovation at companies and by inventors who are not yet in the military procurement pipeline.

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Sustainability

Wichita welcomes SAMPE Tech

 The Society’s Fall Conference flourishes in one of the epicenters of U.S. aerospace activity.

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