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BMI

Are high-temp thermosets ready to go commercial?

Developed for the U.S. military, these high-performance matrices are branching out into wider use.

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Infrastructure

Racing Veteran Fine-tunes Classic Competitive Concept

Hand layup of reinforced epoxy yields hybrid luxury powerboat/offshore racer.

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Adhesives

The Basics Of Boat Design

Naval architects reveal design, tooling and material selection guidelines for a new sportfishing powerboat.

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Wind/Energy

Tooling roundup: New materials, new methods

"Ingenuity" describes new tooling approaches for composites manufacturing.

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RTM

Carbon composites move beyond racing yachts into commercial and military marine applications.

Marine carbon composites move beyond racing yachts into commercial and military vessels.

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Roll-wrapped golf club shafts feature sophisticated prepreg layup

Roll-wrapped golf shafts are produced through advanced laminate software program.

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Infusion

Composites Recreate Ultimate Alien

Largest-ever theme park ride icon comes to life in glass/epoxy laminates.

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Autoclave

Composite manufacturers thrive on products manufactured for the Automotive Aftermarket

Carbon and fiberglass accessories make up a big chunk of this multi-billion-dollar industry.

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Weaving

Elevated Sky Bus railway in India features composite coach bodies

Designed to accommodate 150 commuters and travel at speeds as high as 100 kmh, Sky Bus railway transit coaches built for India's Konkan Railway (Mumbai, India) by Kineco Pvt. Ltd. (Goa, India) are expected to ease public transportation in congested metro areas. Coaches will have 4m/13.1-ft-wide sliding passenger doors

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Resin transfer molding and preforms for jet engine stators

New 3-D woven preforms and nanofillers will improve part quality and reduce manufacturing costs.

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