- Advanced composites take flight.
Fabrication of the B-2 Stealth bomber's large contoured airframe from lightweight, strong, and stiff composite materials has led to improvements in composites manufacturing. Engineers at Northrop, Boeing, LTV, and the U.S. Air Force have developed a variety of automated production systems to boost quality while controlling costs. With the recent ......
- Short Run Composites for Less
Woburn, MA —The Diaphorm Division of Solectria Inc. has developed a new manufacturing process that takes aim at the high cost of compression molding continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics at low production volumes. The patent-pending Pressure Diaphorm process relies on a rubber diaphragm to press the molding material over a single-sided mold at ......
- MATERIALS.
ABRASIVES ALMCO Inc. Ferro Corporation, Ceramic Division, North America, Diamonite Plant GE Company, GE Business Information Ctr General Electric, GE Superabrasives Global Material Technologies, Inc., Automotive 3M Automotive 3M Company, Abrasive Systems Div. Minnesota Rubber & QMR Plastics Sherwin. Williams Company, Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Corp. ACOUSTIC MATERIALS Autex Automotive Products ......
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- Heather Miller Named Director at Sony
Heather Miller has been named director of retail sales and promotions for Sony Pictures Consumer Products.
- Mark Miller Named Regional Controller For Rental Service Corporation
Mark Miller has been promoted to regional controller of Rental Service Corporation's Great Lakes region. Miller was formerly the general manager of the Franklin, Tenn., RSC store. Miller will support and manage the development of the Tuscaloosa RSC store, along with other stores in Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Alabama, ......
- Electro Automotive to Distribute Solectria Drive
Systems.
Woburn, MA-based Solectria Corporation, "a leader in the development and manufacturing of a wide range of components for electric, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles, and for the distributed generation of electric power," recently announced it has signed an agreement with Felton, CA-based Electro Automotive designating the latter as the exclusive ......