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One for the history books?
HPC editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan wonders if a current and radical proposal for change in the way aerospace materials and processes are certified — namely, certification of design/simulation software — will find the brave advocates it will need to become a watershed in aerocomposite history.
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Meter/mix/dispense machines: The suppliers and systems
HPC’s meter/mix/dispense (MMD) roundup includes this collection of the principle suppliers of MMD equipment and equipment characterizations.
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Semipermeables: Next trend in infusion?
These liquid-blocking membranes promise molders better properties, less waste and reduced risk.
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Composites repair
As more composite materials find a place on aircraft, boats, bridges and hundreds of other applications where part replacement is both difficult and expensive, OEM engineers are considering the repairability of structural and secondary composite components during the initial design phase of a project.
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Experts in reusable vacuum bag technology share insights into bags adapted for autoclave use.
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Reusable vacuum membranes: Coming of age?
Durable custom elastomeric bags cut consumables cost and boost rate production.
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SPE ACCE 2013 Review
The SPE’s annual Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition gets a bigger venue, an expanded program and its best attendance ever.
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IBEX 2013 Show Review
Evidence of a marine industry rebound and a trend toward supplier M&A as the world’s largest boatbuilding trade show looks ahead to smoother sailing … and Tampa.
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Manhole covers: Composites replace cast iron on university campus
Traditional cast-iron manhole covers are replaced on a college campus with composite versions manufactured by Fibrelite Composites (Skipton, North Yorkshire, U.K., and Pawcatuck, Conn.).
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HPC’s 20th Anniversary: DeWayne Howell looks back
On the occasion of HPC's 20th Anniversary, DeWayne Howell, currently president of Peak Composites Inc. (Arvada, Colo.) looks back to 1993, when composites manufacturing development engineer at StorageTek (Louisville, Colo.) and worked with HPC on the first Inside Manufacturing article in the premiere issue of HPC in September 1993.
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