- ADHESIVE BONDING OF ESTERN HEMLOCK GLULAM PANELS WITH
E-GLASS/VINYL ESTER REINFORCEMENT.
DOUGLAS J. GARDNER [*] ABSTRACT The development of novel hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) wood composites requires the study of resin matrices not commonly associated with wood adhesive bonding. Vinyl ester resin systems are used extensively in the production of FRP composite materials due to excellent chemical resistance and tensile strength ......
- The art of aerospace composites.
Keeping the pressure on the resin transfer molding process for manufacturing flight-critical carbon fiber parts. GKN Westland Aerospace, when it was still the Dow-United Technologies composite products joint venture, had a fastidious, production-capable resin transfer molding (RTM) process 10 years ago. And RTM parts for everything from portable toilets to ......
- Carbon composites fly high: improved techniques of
resin transfer molding are being used to fabricate flight-critical
carbon-composite structures for aircraft and jet
engines.
Improved techniques of resin transfer molding are being used to fabricate flight-critical carbon-composite structures for aircraft and jet engines. Hand lay-up methods have been the traditional means to fabricate fiber-reinforced resin-composite parts. The procedure typically involves laying up or stacking multiple plies of preimpregnated woven fabrics in molds, then curing ......
- 3D systems, DSM Desotech form joint venture. (Your
Business in Brief).
3D Systems Corp., Valencia, Calif., and DSM Desotech Inc., Elgin, Ill., have formed OptoForm LLC, a joint venture to develop new equipment and materials for photocurable rapid-tooling and rapid-manufacturing processes. Th materials will include ceramics, composite tooling materials, and toughened plastics suitable for functional parts. R&D is proceeding at both ......
- New OC SE 1200 Type 30 Single-End Roving
At the annual JEC Composites Show, Owens Corning introduced OC SE 1200 Type 30 single-end roving for knitting and weaving. OC SE 1200 roving is targeted at the wind energy and marine markets and sets new standards in dynamic fatigue properties when used in polyester resins systems. OC SE 1200 ......
- JOINT VENTURES AND ALLIANCES
BASF and Toray Form Joint Venture for PBT Production in Asia BASF AG (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan; www.toray.co.jp) are forming a 50-50 joint venture to produce polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) base resin for the growing Asian market. The newly formed company, Toray BASF PBT Resin Sdn....
- ATC Panels, which manufacturers and sells composite wood panels, in association with its joint venture partner Tarkett Inc., recently began construction on a $50 million laminate flooring facility located...
ATC Panels, which manufacturers and sells composite wood panels, in association with its joint venture partner Tarkett Inc., recently began construction on a $50 million laminate flooring facility located next to the existing HDF plant in Clarion, PA. The 300,000-square-foot facility will feature two production lines with a capacity of ......