Article Published: 5/1/2013
Dr. Donald F. Adams (Wyoming Test Fixtures Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah) proposes a common-sense standard method for flexural testing of composite materials.
Flexural testing of composite materialsArticle Published: 3/1/2013
Dr. Donald F. Adams (Wyoming Test Fixtures (Salt Lake City, Utah) takes look at flexural testing and promises recommendations, next time, for a unified standard.
Virtual testing of composites: Beyond make & breakArticle Published: 11/1/2012
Software-based micromechanical modeling and analysis methods promise faster and more cost-effective aircraft development and testing programs.
Tooling block makes affordable patterns for new superlight aircraftArticle Published: 5/1/2012
Tooling for a new canard-winged pusher airplane, the e-Go (e-Go Airplanes of Cambridge, U.K.), was created from patterns made of EP678 epoxy tooling block, supplied by the Advanced Engineering Materials Product Group of Trelleborg Offshore UK (Skelm...
Tooling for composites: Evolutionary trajectoryArticle Published: 7/1/2011
New technologies and improved methods keep up as tools get bigger and more complex and toolmaking gets ever more challenging.
Water tree: Single complex mold shapes unique composite sculptureArticle Published: 4/1/2011
To fabricate a complex design for a lighted sculpture, sculptor Lawrence Argent taps the talents of composites specialists Kreysler and Assoc. (American Canyon, Calif.).
Proper mold care: Mandatory!Article Published: 1/31/2011
CT surveys mold care product suppliers for guidance through the critical steps of mold preparation and maintenance.
Very Light Jets Creating A Demand For CompositesArticle Published: 2/5/2010
"Baby" jets are causing an aviation buzz but will the market exist?
Solvent-free release a good match for wind blade moldingArticle Published: 5/21/2009
Lightweight, stable large-tool concept requires no master model
Article Published: 4/24/2009
After two years of testing, partners Advanced Composites Group (ACG, Tulsa, Okla.) and GrafTech (Parma, Ohio) are commercializing the ACG GRAFOAM FPA-20 tooling system, a new concept in dimensionally stable, low-mass, high-temperature-compatible com...
