Resins

Aerospace

Wet and dry peel plies

Thinking of using only peel ply as adhesive bonding surface prep? You should understand all of the issues involved.

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Glass Fibers

Continuous filament winding: A short history

The process continues to make composite pipe production increasingly competitive with steel and concrete

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Molds/Tools

Stratasys debuts Robotic Composite and Infinite-Build 3D printers

The company says this new 3D printing technology produces larger, lighter production parts for aerospace and automotive.

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Aerospace

The resurgence of GLARE

Airbus pursues fiber metal laminates for future narrowbody construction, citing cost, weight, repair and lightning strike benefits.

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Medical

Evonik is conducting research on biodegradable composites

The research is focused on new composite materials for the fixation of fractured bones.

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Resins

Styrene-free resins: More than emissions reduction

Since the first introductions of low- and no-styrene resins, the emphasis has shifted from mere compliance to comparable — or better — performance.

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Carbon Fibers

SPE ACCE picks best paper award winners

Three authors will be honored for excellence in technical writing with a commemorative plaque during SPE ACCE opening ceremonies on September 7.

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Mass Transit

Composite tanks best stainless steel over road, rail and sea

One-piece, filament wound containers cost less, hold more, last longer.

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Aerospace

The FAA: Keeping up with aerocomposites evolution

Composite and metallic structures must conform to the same performance-based standard of safety.

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Molds/Tools

Three new 3D printing technologies for composites

Fiber-reinforced composite tooling, ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) and woven fiber composites are all now the realm of 3D printing.

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