Curing

Cutting/Kitting 1 Mar 2006

Thermoplastic composites gain leading edge on the A380

Breakthrough manufacturing process produces lightweight, affordable glass-reinforced PPS J-nose on the worlds largest commercial aircraft wing.

Out of Autoclave 1 Feb 2006

Innovative Composite Design May Replace Aluminum Chassis

It's been called the automotive engineer's dream material. Able to assume any shape while delivering stiffness, strength and light weight, carbon fiber has been the material of choice for years in structural components and stylishly aerodynamic exterior panels on race cars and exotic supercars costing more th

Adhesives 1 Jan 2006

Very Light Jets Creating A Demand For Composites

"Baby" jets are causing an aviation buzz but will the market exist?

Design/Simulation 1 Nov 2005

Corvette Z06 adds carbon fiber fenders

Molder meets GM's performance, weight-reduction goals and achieves 14,000-part production target with autoclave-cured prepreg.

Pressure Vessels 1 Jul 2005

SAMPE 2005 Product Showcase

SAMPE's U.S. Symposium and Exhibition highlights technological innovation and market expansion.

Curing 1 Jul 2005

Carbon fiber race car technology hits the streets

Porsche equips its new Carrera GT with the first-ever all-carbon chassis on a production automobile.

Autoclave 1 Jul 2005

Collapsible mandrel enables full-barrel fiber placement

FUBACOMP (Full Barrel Composite Fuselage), a European consortium, is developing technology that will enable automated fiber placement of a one-piece business jet fuselage. Advanced Composites Group Ltd. (ACG, Heanor, Derbyshire, U.K.) recently designed and built a 4.5m/14.6-ft long by 2m/6.5-ft diameter

Design/Simulation 1 May 2005

Boeing sets pace for composite usage in large civil aircraft

Innovative use of international supplier base to revolutionize aircraft manufacture.

Aerospace 1 May 2005

Autoclavable foam core resists bucking and shortens production cycle on launch vehicle interstage

The February 26 launch of the Multi-functional Transport Satellite-1 Replacement (MTSAT-1R) communications satellite in Japan was successfully accomplished by the H-IIA No. 7 launch vehicle, developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The H-IIA is Japan's heavy rocket, first launched in 2001. Many of