Overview
Many composite parts, once molded, are not net shape and must be machined or cut to meet finished dimensions. Some parts require drilling to accommodate fasteners and other hardware. Machine tools designed to cut composites are used in such applicaitons.
CNC routers optimize cooling tower build
Although cooling towers traditionally have been made with wood and concrete, composite materials are gaining acceptance due to their corrosion and rot resistance, light weight and ease of installation.
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GFMI Aerospace & Defense uses waterjet cutting technology to produce glass fiber/epoxy door panels for a major rail car manufacturer.
Hole ambitions? Optimize! Customize! 9/4/2012 Composites TechnologyMatching the drill tool to the job can save thousands of man-hours and millions of dollars.
Not your father’s machine tools 8/31/2012 Composites TechnologyHPC's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan comments on the crucial roll manufacturers of drill tools play, today, in the ongoing effort to streamline the assembly of composite and metal structures using mechanical fasteners.
Dust mitigation on a massive scale 7/2/2012 Composites TechnologyDust containment systems manufacturers talk about the recent philosophical trend from source-point capture to dust-mitigation chambers and the practical effects of such a massive shift.
Milling chuck 12/15/2011 Composites TechnologyMachine tooling manufacturer Nikken Kosakusho Europe Ltd. has introduced the X-Treme line of milling chucks, designed specifically for aerospace applications.
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