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Metal Matrix Composites Advance Optoelectronics Package Design
Cast aluminum silicon carbide keeps costs down while providing ideal thermal properties.
Read MoreStructural S-Glass laminates for V-bottomed offshore powerboats
Winning powerboat manufacturer specifies VeTron S-2 glass.
Read MoreFREEDOMCar Program to Develop Future Composite Car
Automotive technology aimed primarily at increasing the fuel efficiency of propulsion systems and/or developing alternative fuels that would reduce emissions has been a concern of the U.S.
Read MoreFiberglass architectural elements restore Ferry Building
In a city filled with memorable landmarks, perhaps the most enduring is San Francisco's Ferry Building. A recent $90 million refurbishment included fiberglass architectural elements fabricated by Kreysler & Assoc. (American Canyon, Calif., U.S.A.) Completed in 1898 as the passenger terminus for the bay's ferry
Read MoreCarbon Composites for Sports Cars and Mass Market Cars
A confluence of market demand, new product development and competition among automakers fuels growth in use of carbon fiber composites.
Read MoreVinyl Esters Make Tough Parts For Highly Corrosive Applications
An array of case studies showcases the growing acceptance of fiberglass/vinyl ester composites in harsh industrial environments.
Read MoreSAMPE Wrap Up And Product Showcase
Exhibitions on both sides of the Atlantic spur optimism and spotlight innovative technology.
Read MoreNurad Develops Composite Dual-Reflector Antenna
Nurad Technologies (Baltimore, Md., U.S.A.), a division of Chelton Microwave (Bolton, Mass., U.S.A.), has been manufacturing antennas and composite radomes for more than 35 years. Recently, the company developed a composite dual-reflector antenna system for broadband direction finding and electronic intelligence
Read MoreNew Approaches To Cost-effective Tooling
New methods, materials and philosophies add up to tooling innovations.
Read MoreTowpreg Proves Cost-competitive For Wound Pressure Vessels
Design group's new winding option streamlines new pressure vessel development.
Read MoreIsotruss offers amazing strength and material savings
The three-dimensional composite truss structure is the lightest and most efficient structural tube available.
Read MoreJaguar XJ Structures Celstran LFRTs Thermoplastics
Although Jaguar Cars Ltd.'s (Whitley, U.K.) newly redesigned Jaguar XJ has a body made from aluminum rather than sheet steel, the automaker and its automotive systems supplier Automold Ltd. (Gloucestershire, U.K.) used Ticona's (Summit N.J., U.S.A., select 296) Celstran long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic (LFRT) in
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