Major companies, including CalPlant and Wilsonart, have expressed interest in technology aimed at reducing health risks, aiding costs and ease for manufacturing. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Composite ...

Airplane wings and wind turbine blades are typically created using bulk polymerization in composite manufacturing facilities. They are heated and cured in enormous autoclaves and heated molds as big ...

Reliable quality control methods are a necessity for manufacturers of composite raw materials, like carbon fiber reinforced prepreg, as well as companies that employ such materials in the construction ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the U.S. Department of Energy driven consortium committed to ...

The material-interface-structure-function/performance coupled design method and the additive/formative/subtractive composite manufacturing method provide new ...

Reusable silicone technology involves the use of custom-made silicone membranes which now succeed the use ofconsumable traditional vacuum ‘bags’ or the B counter mould. The silicone membrane is ...

Figure 1. Ultrasonic testing using pulse echo and through-transmission methods. Pulse echo (left and center) uses a transducer that sends and receives ultrasound energy, producing both A- and B-scan ...

A research project undertaken by the Bristol Composites Institute (BCI) at the University of Bristol used laser profile sensors from Micro-Epsilon to detect defects formed during the composites ...

Composite materials have revolu­tionised a wide range of industries, including aerospace and automotive, offering unrivalled strength, lightness and design flexibility compared to more conventional ...

The material-interface-structure-function/performance coupled design method and the additive/formative/subtractive composite manufacturing method provide new opportunities for the design and ...