December 2013 Issue

December

December 2013

Composites for every powertrain
Cover Story

Composites for every powertrain

CT columnist Dale Brosius, the head of his own consulting company and the president of Dayton, Ohio-based Quickstep Composites, the U.S. subsidiary of Australia-based Quickstep Technologies (Bankstown Airport, New South Wales), comments on the role composites have played as the automotive powertrain has evolved.

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Features

Featured articles from the December 2013 issue of CompositesWorld

Automotive CFRP: The shape of things to come
Carbon Fibers

Automotive CFRP: The shape of things to come

CAFE and CO2 emission standards will drive auto OEMs to fully examine the physics of fuel economy, but will that, at last, steer them toward extensive use of carbon fiber composites?

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Automotive, going forward?
Autoclave

Automotive, going forward?

CT editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan asks when, if and how composites professionals will be ready to meet the challenges of significant use of carbon fiber composites in automobiles.

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Fabric core: Reinforced marble façades for significantly lighter weight
Weaving

Fabric core: Reinforced marble façades for significantly lighter weight

Natural stone specialist Kunovar & Kamini (Ljubljana, Slovenia), recently adopted trademarked Parabeam 3-D glass fabric (Parabeam BV, Helmond, The Netherlands), to reinforce flat marble façades and curved column cladding.

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IBEX 2013 Show Review
Pressure Vessels

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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Reusable vacuum membranes: Coming of age?
Infusion

Reusable vacuum membranes: Coming of age?

Durable custom elastomeric bags cut consumables cost and boost rate production.

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Sustainability

RVB Infusion = Light RTM?

There is some difference of opinion as to whether parts infused under reusable vacuum bags (RVBs) are the equivalent of those produced by Light resin transfer molding (RTM). See why.

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SPE ACCE 2013 Review
Sustainability

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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