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Transfer molding, like compression molding, is a process where the amount of molding material (usually a thermoset plastic) is measured and inserted before the molding takes place.
This composites manufacturer is betting its one-piece 3-D preform and RTM process will trim weight from today’s fastener-intensive “black aluminum” aircraft doors.
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Long on technology firsts, this optimized, automated manufacturing process produces nothing short of the “perfect” bike frame.
Milking platforms: Composites transform New Zealand cow sheds 9/29/2012 Composites TechnologyWaikato Milking Systems (Hamilton, New Zealand) introduced its Centrus composite milking platform in 2009 and, since then, has installed 24 platforms at customer sites. They're made via RTM Lite.
Sixth Element: Lamborghini accelerates CFRP 9/4/2012 Composites TechnologyThe automaker’s R&D centers in Italy and the U.S. implement aerospace-inspired design philosophy to radically enhance the use — and the benefits — of CFRP.
Composite booth: ATM delivers "green" in more ways than one 7/31/2012 Composites TechnologyEdra Equipamentos (Ipeuna, Brazil) has developed a composites-intensive automated teller machine (ATM) enclosure that is not only attractive and functional, but also environmentally sustainable.
Integrated, optimized aircraft door 5/1/2012 Composites TechnologyThis composites manufacturer is betting its one-piece 3-D preform and RTM process will trim weight from today’s fastener-intensive “black aluminum” aircraft doors.
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