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Camera-based ply placement cuts time, cost on complex rotorcraft parts
Applied Composites Engineering (ACE, Indianapolis, Ind.) uses PlyMatch ply placement technology from Anaglyph Ltd. (London, U.K.) to speed layup of the complex-shaped, heated inlet for a de-icing system on the AW169 helicopter, from AgustaWestland (Cascina Costa di Samarate, Italy).
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The best and brightest
HPC Editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan asks: How does the composites industry “sell” to students the huge range of opportunities it has to offer?
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IBEX 2014 Preview
After four years inland, boatbuilders head southeast to put in, dockside, in Tampa Bay.
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Cutting time for composites design allowables
New approach by Dr. Stephen Tsai and Daniel Melo promises to reduce the required number of tests from 1,000 to mere dozens, providing results in days vs. months and at much lower cost.
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MTI Valve unveiled as innovative solution in resin infusion
New resin inlet valve touted as easy, low-cost way to ensure laminate compaction and “optimal” fiber volume fraction.
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Why are suppliers morphing into fabricators? Part II
In the second part of this two-part examination of this significant trend, CT managing editor Mike Musselman posts the results of a survey on the subject.
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If buying a flatbed cutting system isn't practical, composite manufacturers have the option of contract cutting services.
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Automated cutting accelerates
Software/hardware advances and peripheral equipment make flatbed cutters essential to automated production scenarios.
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2014 JEC Europe Review
The composites world met again in Paris, vibrant, stronger, and more forward-looking than ever before.
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Machining update: One-shot dry drilling of stacked materials
Tool design innovations tighten tolerances and cut costs for those who drill composite-metal assemblies.
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