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Skinning the F-35 fighter
10/19/2009

Fasteneing the all-composites skin on the Lightning II requires machining and drilling technology that is optimized for cost-efficiency.

Automating wind blade manufacture
5/18/2009

 Recent technology announcements portend a new era of more efficient blade production.

CNC routers optimize cooling tower build
4/17/2009

Chemical vapor deposition of diamond material helps reduce cutting time, increase quality for JSF wing skins
3/1/2008

Who wouldn’t give $105,000 to gain $222 million? Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. (LMAC, Ft. Worth, Texas) did and in the process was able to fabricate dimension-critical aerostructures more efficiently, more accurately, and faster. LMAC is a major components manufacturer for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), the

Robotic trimming radically shortens Corvette fender production cycle
11/1/2007

Plasan USA (Bennington, Vt.) molds the Chevrolet Z06 Corvette’s front fenders with hand layed, autoclave-cured carbon/epoxy prepreg. Until recently, however, manual deflashing, trimming and drilling of the demolded parts consumed more than an hour to meet requirements for edge quality and fastener hole location

Managing multi-axis manufacturing
11/1/2007

Much early computer numerically controlled (CNC) machinery served short-run military and space programs where cost per part was too high to be acceptable in the manufacture of commercial aircraft. Now, Automated CNC machinery moves toward volume production and part-specific design.

Waterjet cutting system tackles big job, outdoor environment
10/1/2007

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

JEC Composites 2006 Product Showcase - 7/1/2006
7/1/2006

Advanced composites continue to lead the economic upswing in the composites industry.

Laser Imaging Material Speeds Aircraft Parts Into Production
5/1/2006

A simple product is having a significant impact on composites fabrication at the Boeing Phantom Works' Accelerated Digital Design and Manufacturing (ADDM) group in St. Louis. RegiStar, a trademarked laser-imageable tape from Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials (Marlborough, Mass.), was developed as a marking system for

Sky's The Limit For Composites-intensive UAVs
5/1/2006

Market growth is being spurred primarily by post-9/11 combat actions, homeland security and natural disasters.

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