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U. of Tennessee consortium awarded National Composites Manufacturing Institute contract
The long-awaited $70 million commitment from the US Department of Energy goes to a consortium led by the University of Tennessee's Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), which includes 122 partners who have promised an additional $259 million.
Read MoreMaking epoxy composites recyclable by design
Connora Technologies and Adesso Advanced Materials have garnered much attention for their hardeners which make epoxy resins recyclable, marketed as Recyclamine and Cleavamine, respectively.
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Hotel’s pavilion faithful to past with composite facelift
A composites-intensive exterior cladding project in the UK, now complete, has transformed the High Bullen Hotel’s former tennis facility into its new Palazzo event pavilion.
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Welcome to ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ magazine
CW editor-in-chief introduces the inaugural issue (published online and in print) of ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ magazine, the new, combined publication that, beginning Jan. 1, 2015, replaces its predecessors, High-Performance Composites and Composites Technology.
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Benzoxazines for OOA tooling
Can infusible formulations of this newer resin system produce aerospace-capable tools?
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Plant tour: ATK Aerospace Structures, Clearfield, Utah, U.S.
High-volume, high-precision fiber and tape placement for the aerospace industry are among many specialties for this composites manufacturing behemoth.
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Composites in commercial aircraft engines, 2014-2023
The drive to boost aircraft operating efficiency continues to fuel adoption of polymer matrix composites in jet engines.
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Back-country boating: Carbon fiber Adirondack pack canoe
Placid Boatworks (Lake Placid, NY, US) makes modern composite versions of classic, but relatively heavy, Adirondack pack canoes, using vacuum-infused carbon fiber. Here's how.
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Dark knights: Sleek trimarans surveil the seas
Epoxy-infused patrol boats outperform less nimble and more costly conventional naval craft.
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Sub-8-minute cycle times on carbon/epoxy prepreg
Globe’s Generation 2 RapidClave system passes another out-of-autoclave milestone.
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