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AFP/ATL design-to-manufacture: Bridging the gap
4/21/2009

Managing production of a structure made via fiber or tape placement often requires software-aided  manipulation of the subtle differences between that which is designed and that which can be manufactured.

New packaging machine uses lightweight carbon fiber airshafts
9/15/2008

When Premier Paper Converting Machinery (New Berlin, Wis.) introduced its new custom machine for producing Kraft paper honeycomb used to make packaging materials, the device was equipped to hold four massive 98-inch/2.4m wide rolls of paper, each one weighing 5,300 lb/2,409 kg. To support these paper rolls during u

ATL and AFP: Signs of evolution in machine process control
9/9/2008

Improved machine-control software, placement accuracy and design simulation have made automated fiber placement and tape laying machines truly production-worthy. The evolution, however, still continues.

ATL and AFP: Defining the megatrends in composite aerostructures
6/30/2008

Automated tape laying and automated fiber placement technologies take a key enabling role in production of today’s — and tomorrow’s — composite-airframed commercial jets.

Composites Protect Pipe in Downhole Environment
6/1/2008

Glass-reinforced epoxy provides a durable and affordable liner for alternative pipe used in enhanced oil recovery.

Inside manufacturing: Dual-Laminate Pipe Comes of Age
4/1/2007

Computerized pipe fusion and customized multimandrel filament winding equipment mass-produces nearly four miles of pipe for chemical plant in China.

In Situ Manufacturing: Pipe Relining in Demanding, Corrosive Environments
1/1/2007

Onsite technology offers continuous manufacture and insertion of new high-performance pipe, without excavation and replacement.

Composite Wing Spars Carry The Western World&'s Biggest Turboprop Engines
7/1/2006

Airbus A400M aircraft prompts new spar design and new manufacturing system designed to make it.

Composites Alive And Well In Offshore Oil Applications
3/1/2006

The petroleum industry is moving forward with many interesting projects that will increase composite demand.

Composites target tactical missiles
11/1/2005

Composite benefits are surmounting obstacles in manufacture of small, high-volume missile systems.

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