October 2007 Issue

October 2007

Fabric Forms Get Sophisticated

Closed molding applications and demand for greater design flexibility are driving fabric suppliers to create a variety of products that mix and match fibers, fiber forms, core and resin.

Features

Featured articles from the October 2007 issue of CompositesWorld

Aerospace 1 Oct 2007

2007 SPE Automotive Composites Conference

Celebrating composite inroads into the auto world, with a watchful eye on the future.

Adhesives 1 Oct 2007

Composite rigid inflatable boats adapt for hard work, safe play

Glass, aramid and carbon fiber composites reduce weight and enable modular design and construction of these versatile RIBs.

Adhesives 1 Oct 2007

Composites Polycon 2007 Preview

The annual ACMA/ICPA exhibition and conference revisits the Florida coast with expanded educational and networking opportunities.

Adhesives 1 Oct 2007

Engineering Insights: Conveyor Manufacturer Springs for Composites

Vibratory conveyor a natural fit for flexible, contoured composite spring arms.

Aerospace 1 Oct 2007

If autocomposites were easy, it would have been done already

I was asked to moderate a five-person panel that took place on the last day of the 2007 SPE Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition (ACCE) in Troy, Mich.: “How to market the value of composites.”

Infusion 1 Oct 2007

Inside Manufacturing: 45,000 Fan Ducts Per Year from RTM

Unique tooling technology optimizes closed molding process efficiency for volume production of industrial part.

Workforce Development 1 Oct 2007

Waterjet cutting system tackles big job, outdoor environment

When Plasti-Fab Inc. (Tualatin, Ore.), a manufacturer of corrosion-resistant equipment for water and wastewater treatment and control, landed a contract to cut hundreds of circles out of 8,000-lb/3,629-kg, 1-inch/25 mm thick rectangular fiberglass plates, the company needed an efficient cutting solution. Tests with a