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

 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.

Fabrication methods
11/1/2007 Composites Technology

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. 

Cutting Infusion Time And Cost
8/1/2006 Composites Technology

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

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

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

Composite Spoilers Brake Airbus For Landing
7/1/2006 Composites Technology

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

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