Out of Autoclave

FEA facilitates custom megayacht design

Modeling software and design ingenuity meet vibration challenges in ocean-going luxury yacht. 

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Infrastructure

On the waterfront: Composite marine piles build on success

Composite sheet pile competes against heavy-gauge steel while composite round piles enhance their position in the market and target wider acceptance in structural applications.  

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IBEX 2009 Show Preview

As they weather the continuing recessionary storm, boatbuilders will dock in Miami to chart a course for the opportunities that await them in the storm’s wake. 

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Aerospace

Resins for the Hot Zone, Part II: BMIs, CEs, benzoxazines and phthalonitriles

Next-generation aerospace programs demand higher temperatures for structural and hot-section components, fostering advances in thermoset resin chemistry.

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Out of Autoclave

Regional buses boost CFRP in alternative energy

 Diesel-to-fuel-cell bus conversions signal potential niche for composites in public transit powertrains.

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BMI

Modular composites: A perfect fit in new medevac helicopter

Bell Helicopter's new manufacturing parardigm replaces sheet metal with composites in a modular "snap fit" design.

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Wind/Energy

ECO Elise concept: Lean, speedy and green

Focus on use of sustainable materials and cleaner manufacturing processes promises future Lotus customers “almost-guilt-free” performance.

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Automated solution: New presses for SMC molding process

Using glass/polyester sheet molding compound (SMC) that it formulates and manufactures in-house, Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures (Belding, Mich.) produces composite boxes and enclosures for electrical systems and components.

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Sustainability

In-mold alternatives to postmold decoration

CT reviews viable, versatile technologies that reduce the time and cost of finishing composite parts.

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Wind/Energy

Dassault Inmotion Resources for Achieving Better Blade Design

Learn about the numerous resources available for achieving better blade design

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microwire technology for composites