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VIEW ALLPost Cure: Angled single-rotor technology expands wind energy generation capabilities
The TouchWind Turbine, tilting nearly parallel to the water surface at high wind speeds, is designed to run constantly in more compact offshore wind farms, reducing production and installation costs and delivering higher energy yields.
Read MoreTPC centrifugal compressor impeller effectively compress large volumes of hydrogen gas
Successful application of advanced thermoplastic composites (TPC) achieves impellers that reliably distribute, store and use undiluted H2 gas in transportation and industry.
Read MorePost Cure: TFP supports high-performing UAV wing preform development
The AMRC’s UAV concept is a complex design and manufacturing challenge that provides a shareable testbed, demonstrating the institute’s ability to develop and refine its expertise through a digital thread.
Read MorePost Cure: NFPA-rated carbon fiber composite fire truck pump for firefighting, energy industries
Direct engine-driven systems or firetruck applications benefit from the lightweight, compact, high-volume centrifugal pump by KASE Pumping Systems.
Read MorePost Cure: Bolt-assembly GFRP industrial tank simplifies assembly, airtight anaerobic treatment
Modular GFRP W-tanks fabricated by Toro Equipment simplify the logistics, space and time limitations involved in anaerobic digestive and water treatment containers.
Read MorePost Cure: Composite seaglider craft redefine coastal transportation operations
The Viceroy all-electric flagship seaglider being developed by REGENT Craft in Rhode Island operates exclusively over water.
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Post Cure: Bionic fiber placement produces load-optimized, nature-inspired thermoplastic composite preforms
Fibionic’s fibionic fiber placement (FPP) technology enables the development of “fiber skeletons,” semi-finished parts suitable for any application that incorporates composite reinforcement exactly where it is needed.
Read MorePost Cure: CMC family of materials handles extreme environments
Arceon’s Carbeon materials serves to bridge the gap between research and industry, capable of handling extreme temperatures and thermal shock among other properties for defense, space and beyond.
Read MorePost Cure: Composite assemblies orchestrate smaller satellite designs, payload flexibility
CubeSats have become key to space exploration and R&T development, though they are often expensive to build and launch. Funded efforts like the DiskSat program aim at mitigating these challenges.
Read MorePost Cure: Defect-free RTS sets new standards for curved composite structures
Rapid Tow Sheering (RTS), commercialized by iCOMAT, enables in-plane shearing of tows to steer fibers, eliminating concern of buckled tows and wrinkles.
Read MorePost Cure: Parallel winding technique demonstrates CFRP anisogrid design optimization
Over the years, CIRA has demonstrated its patented CFRP parallel winding technique in a variety of ways for space applications. The lattice structure for the Vega-C launcher stage is a prime example.
Read MorePost Cure: Tool-less direct extrusion enables efficient, complex composite structure development
Backed by AI software, Hans Weber’s large-format 3D printing capabilities resulted in the successful development of a Savonius wind turbine blade in under two hours.
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