Out of Autoclave
COMPOSITES+POLYCON 2009 Showcase
Despite the deepening recession, composites pros returned to the show in its new time slot to explore the wealth of products and services collected here.
Read MoreMining the potential of polyurethane composites
 Pultruded rollers for mine conveyors outperform steel and portend a huge new market.
Read MoreResin systems update: The greening of thermosets
Thermoset resin formulators seek environmental benefits as customers demand reduced cost and increased performance.
Read MoreBridge cost cut with inflatable arches
Stay-in-place composite formwork shortens installation, doubles service life of concrete bridge structure.
Read MoreCost- and time-saving preform process used for propeller spinner
Carbon fiber/epoxy spinner uses pulp slurry preforming process combined with vacuum infusion molding.
Read MoreThermoplastic composites: Inside story
Reinforced thermoplastics buy their way into structural aircraft interior components.
Read MoreSAMPE Europe/JEC Composites 2009 preview
SAMPE Europe’s 30th annual spring conclave and the nearby JEC Composites Show characterize the latest in material and process technologies.
Read MoreInside R and D: A-VaRTM takes flight in Japan
Tests show out-of-autoclave process can reduce costs on new regional jet.
Read MorePultruding cost out of aerospace parts
 Design-for-manufacturing effort proves to be cost-effective for carbon/epoxy airfoil on expendable UAV.
Read MoreIs it really low-tech vs. high tech?
I’ll bet that a lot of folks who read this column regularly — assuming I’m lucky and lots of folks are reading — have spent their entire careers working with E-glass without ever thinking they were high-performance geeks, too. To them, welcome to the club!
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