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Fabrication methods
1/8/2009

There are numerous methods for fabricating composite components. Some methods have been borrowed (injection molding, for example), but many were developed to meet specific design or manufacturing challenges. Selection of a method for a particular part, therefore, will depend on the materials, the part design and end-use or application. 

High-Volume Preforming for Automotive Application
10/6/2008

 More than a dozen parts for four Aston Martin models are mass produced in France using Ford Motor Co.'s optimized Programmable Preforming Process and resin transfer molding.

U.K. Firm Debuts Composite Overhead Sign Structures
8/1/2006

The Specialist Structures Group of White Young Green (WYG, Headingley, Leeds, U.K., formerly CETEC Projects Ltd.) and the U.K. Highways Agency are developing a composite solution for motorway overhead sign structures. Ranging from 15m to 50m (49.2 ft to 164 ft) in length, the structures will span the entire roadway...

Cutting Infusion Time And Cost
8/1/2006

When open molders turn to infusion, careful planning, material selection and training precede process efficiency.

Composite Spoilers Brake Airbus For Landing
7/1/2006

New RTM'd carbon composite center hinge fitting withstands 20-ton air load in commercial jet spoiler assembly.

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