Overview
Some of the earliest applications of composite materials took place in defense applications, including fighter jets, helicopters and watercraft. This vital end market continues to be a materials innovator an early adopter of new composites manufacturing technologies.
Armor applications grow on the strength of new markets, new composite materials.
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Out-of-autoclave carbon fiber/thermoplastic demonstrator is a 30 percent lighter drop-in replacement for an existing aluminum design.
Cutting and laser layup technology supports tier fabricator in Boeing project 12/31/2012 Composites TechnologyPrototype production for The Boeing Co.’s (Chicago. Ill.) Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) aircraft gets a boost from cutting and templating hardware/software supplied by Gerber Technology (Tolland, Conn.)
Will sequestration ground the F-35? 10/31/2012 Composites TechnologyHPC editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan stands on the U.S. federal budget cliff’s brink and takes a look over the edge at sequestration's potential effects on compistes-oriented U.S. defense spending.
Handgun holsters: Thermoplastic composites target extreme performance 3/31/2012 Composites TechnologySafariland LLC (Ontario, Calif.), produces gun holsters, previously made of leather, from a proprietary composite that relies on a custom-formulated thermoplastic sheet product from Boltaron Performance Products LLC (Newcomerstown, Ohio)
Carbon fiber market: Gathering momentum 2/29/2012 Composites TechnologyAll signs point to increasing demand from many market sectors. Will capacity keep pace?
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