A new "tunable" polyurethane could revolutionize composites 5/19/2011 Composites Technology

A novel polyurethane-based resin system with tailorable pot life and cure, from Huntsman Polyurethanes (Auburn Hills, Mich. and Everberg, Belgium) now permits composites manufacturers to tailor resin pot life and onset of cure to fit the processing requirements.

Composites enable new advances in engine technology 3/1/2011 Composites Technology

CompositesWorld's conference director Scott Stephenson recalls a presentation at the recent Carbon Fiber 2010 conference (Dec. 7-9, La Jolla, Calif.) by Doug Ward of GE Aviation (Cincinnati, Ohio) on design trends in commercial jet engines that favor the use of composites.

High-Performance Resins 2010 Highlights 11/1/2010 Composites Technology

Inaugural conference for the advanced resins research crowd updates formulators and processors on the latest developments.

Resins for the Hot Zone, Part II: BMIs, CEs, benzoxazines and phthalonitriles 8/18/2009 Composites Technology

Next-generation aerospace programs demand higher temperatures for structural and hot-section components, fostering advances in thermoset resin chemistry.

Resins for the Hot Zone, Part I: Polyimides 6/19/2009 Composites Technology

 As next-generation aerospace programs demand higher service temperatures in structural and hot section components, a variety of polyimides vie for program approval.