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Overview
Prepreg is the industry abbreviation for a fabric, usually carbon fiber and occasionally glass fiber, that is pre-impregnated with a resin matrix material. Prepreg is typically laid in a mold and then heated under vacuum to cure the impregnated resin and create the final part.
Airbus A350 Update: BRaF & FPP
EADS Innovation Works pursues qualification of Braided Frames for the A350-1000 fuselage and develops Fiber Patch Preforming for complex local reinforcements.
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Deep draw: Unique laminate architecture enables bus part 2/1/2013 Composites TechnologyFor a major mass-transit manufacturer, Amtech LLC (Wapato, Wash.) successfully thermoforms a luggage cover with a remarkably deep draw of 40 inches (1,016 mm), using a laminate architecture that includes a top layer of 0.180-inch/4.5-mm gauge Grade 4800 thermoplastic sheet, supplied by Boltaron (Newcomerstown, Ohio).
TenCate's acquisition of Amber Composites a sensible surprise 1/18/2013 Composites TechnologyTenCate, known for years as a thermoplastics specialist, is signaling more and more that it wants to move into new markets with new materials.
Automotive SMC: The wheel comes full circle 5/31/2012 Composites TechnologyJames Canner (Sterling Engineering & Mfg., Royal Oak, Mich.) explains why it is, once again, an exciting time to be a part of the automotive composites industry.
Formulation flexibility: Direct-SMC 3/31/2012 Composites TechnologyConsortium applies inline-compounding technology to reinvent sheet molding compound.
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