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Doing the impossible with Poisson's ratio
Aerospace engineer Dr. Susan Daggett serves up a slice of her composites industry history with a savory twist.
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Milking platforms: Composites transform New Zealand cow sheds
Waikato Milking Systems (Hamilton, New Zealand) introduced its Centrus composite milking platform in 2009 and, since then, has installed 24 platforms at customer sites. They're made via RTM Lite.
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Composites as costume: Manga masterpieces
Sophisticated design meets composite materials and manufacturing in cosplay application.
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SAMPE 2012 Report
The Society’s return to Baltimore is a boost to the advanced materials community and an occasion for interesting industry buzz.
Read MorePressure vessel tank types
Pressure vessels have been classified in four categories, based on their construction. Each type has assets and liabilities.
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Infused CFRP: New One-Design paradigm
The Farr 400 opens a new frontier in Grand Prix sail racing, with greater precision at lower cost.
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Big museum, big structures
Massive aramid/carbon composite sandwich panels make Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum the largest composite-clad building in the world.
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Cured-in-place pipe: UV curing ensures liner performance in leaking pipe
When the Knoxville, Tenn. Utilities Board faced a needed repair of an actively leaking clay sewer pipe, it opted for Reline America's (Saltville, Va.) cured-in-place pipe cured with ultraviolet (UV) light.
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Composite fuselage helps HondaJet upend biz-jet market
CFRP composites enable unitized structure with low-drag aerodynamics that transform aircraft performance and reduce cost.
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Aviation Outlook: Composites in General Aviation 2011-2020
As the general aviation (GA) segment emerges from the recessionary storm clouds, GA manufacturers and the composites supply chain that supports them should see sunny days … with some clouds and a chance of rain.
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