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Ballistic panels protect school

A composites manufacturer has developed military-grade pultruded panels that are being used to protect schools in case of violent intruders.

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Focus on Design

Autocomposites: Impact shield protects 12-volt battery in severe crash

GMT protection buys time for offboarding emergency services call before battery shorts out.

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Wind/Energy

The still-promised potential of basalt fiber composites

Although the long-anticipated market surge in basalt fiber-reinforced polymer composites remains largely in the future, basalt fiber manufacturers are making headway over the technical and market hurdles toward large-scale application.

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Could Notre-Dame rebuild include a carbon fiber spire?

With an international architecture competition underway and restoration efforts ramping up, what role could composites play in finding a solution for rebuilding one of the world’s most well-known cathedrals?

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Autoclave

Proving viability of dry fabrics, infusion for large aerostructures

Danobat’s ADMP is used to produce a wing demonstrator with non-crimp fabrics.

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Prepregs

Recycled thermoplastic composites for production

Multi-year R&D at ThermoPlastic composites Applications Center (TPAC), TenCate and Clean Sky 2 demonstrate economic advantage of serial production using recycled materials.

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Aerospace

Design engineering of tailored preforms

Tailored preforming has opened new doors in composites fabrication, but designing for it requires tools that understand and work with this complex process.

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JEC World 2019: Exhibit previews

ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ offers a preview of some of the exhibits and products that will be featured at JEC World 2019, March 12-14 in Paris, France.

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Prepregs

JEC World 2019 preview: Chomarat

Chomarat (Le Cheylard, France) is exhibiting its latest woven and multiaxial carbon fiber reinforcements at JEC World 2019.

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JEC World 2019 preview: Hexcel

Hexcel (Stamford, Conn., U.S.) is featuring range of composite innovations for customer applications in aerospace, automotive, energy and marine markets.

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