In composites, heat transfer follows resin injection and this heat transfer is very sensitive to processing conditions. High-quality heat flux sensors permit detection of the resin flow front and ...

Toyota Motor Corp. has added more carbon fiber production capacity in house, and it's not just for supercars and not just about cutting weight. Core Molding Technologies Inc. is expanding its ...

In the injection molding of plastics, in-mold sensors, as part of a variety of process control packages, have been around for decades. But comparatively recently, similar technology has begun to make ...

The goal of the Composite Multispar Flap (CMF) project, led by Airbus Bremen (Bremen, Germany), was to simplify production of the complex 7.4m-long outboard wing flaps for narrowbody commercial ...

Hawthorn Composites delivers high value complex composites by deploying low cost materials with liquid infusion and novel manufacturing methods. This combination significantly lowers labor and ...

Applied Composites, which is backed by AE Industrial Partners, has acquired North Coast, a maker of resin transfer molded composite structures and tooling. The seller is Unitech Holdings Inc. No ...

Therefore, there is a need to optimize the processing parameters for the homogeneous dispersion of clay into epoxies and to study the scope of combining two types of glass fibers in the development of ...