Processes

Passenger Safety: Flame, Smoke and Toxicity Control

Tried, true -- and some new -- FST-resistant products for manufacturers of composites in rail- and road-based people movers.

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Curing

Corvette Z06 adds carbon fiber fenders

Molder meets GM's performance, weight-reduction goals and achieves 14,000-part production target with autoclave-cured prepreg.

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Aerospace

An update on composite tanks for cryogens

More automation, improved materials bring composite fuel tanks for space applications closer to reality.

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Composites target tactical missiles

Composite benefits are surmounting obstacles in manufacture of small, high-volume missile systems.

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In-mold Preforming Cost-justifies Closed Molding

Computer-controlled robots spray preforms directly into the part tool, a running start for closed molding.

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Adhesives

Pultruded Composites Span Infrastructure Gaps

Pre-engineered deck and superstructure systems are finding their niche in many locations around the world.

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Resin infused boat sails into first

When a team of nine engineering students from Cedarville University (Cedarville, Ohio) returned to Buffalo, N.Y. this year for Solar Splash 2005, an international collegiate solar-powered boat competition, it was eager to defend its title as world champion. In 2004, the team's winning entry featured a hull hand layed

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Automation

Meter, Mix Dispense Update

New technologies are improving accuracy, ease of use and repeatability while moving toward automation.

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Braiding

Paris Air Show Report 2005

The 46th edition of the world's largest aircraft industry event provides a fitting showcase of composites industry gains.

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Composites 4.0

Designing automation for productivity

Integrated, multistage work cell cuts cost and increases speed, accuracy of hole drilling on the F/A-18 E/F fighter jet's vertical stabilizer.

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