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SAMPE Europe/JEC Composites 2005
Advanced materials reap rewards, enter new arenas of application in annual Parisian showcase.
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Composites for metal sign repair
Just like roadways and bridges, those omnipresent large aluminum highway signs — termed OSS (overhead sign structures) — can suffer from structural deterioration and corrosion. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) inspected all of its OSS about five years ago and found that 10 percent of the
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The craft of aircraft repair
As the use of composites on commercial and military aircraft grows, repair facilities seek more science in what remains a primarily manual art.
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Current compression test methods
Dr. Don Adams discusses the test methods and fixtures currently available to test the compressive strength of composites.
Read MoreEditorial - 5/1/2005
I'm stuck in Washington, D.C. (hoping for a flight home tomorrow morning, after the last leg of my return flight from Paris was cancelled due to a spring snowstorm in Denver), mulling over my impressions of the just concluded SAMPE Europe/JEC show. Attendance was good. I haven't seen the official numbers yet — but
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Shared material databases: The next chapter
John Tomblin, Ph.D., is the executive director of the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University in Kansas. For 10 years, he has worked in the area of general aviation material qualification and, primarily as chairman of NASA's Advanced General Aviation Transport Experiments (AGATE)
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Distributors in the composites industry
More than "middlemen," they play a key role in successful projects for many fabricators.
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Distributors and their role
These key players in the supply chain provide indispensable services not just in the commodity markets but in advanced material arenas as well.
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Mold release update
New products from mold release manufacturers emphasize ease of use and application flexibility.
Read MoreNew trucks from Toyota and Honda get it Right - with composite beds
David White writes this article in his capacity as executive director of the Automotive Composites Alliance (ACA), a nonprofit association chartered to promote the uses and benefits of composites in the automotive industry. Also the VP of sales and marketing for Meridian Automotive Systems (Dearborn, Mich.), White
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