Consultant Andre Cocquyt estimates that, in the past year, about 700 U.S. composites manufacturers initiated a changeover to some form of resin infusion. Yet the results, he says, are often ...
The use of core material in composite applications is nothing new. Foam, balsa and honeycomb core have been mainstays of sandwich construction in boat hulls and decks for more than three decades, and ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hexion Inc. (“Hexion” or the “Company”), together with DD-Compound, a manufacturer of innovative products to improve the carbon fiber resin infusion process, will be ...
MEL Composites, a technology and materials supplier for the advanced composites industry, announces its role as the supplier of materials and consumables for the revolutionary ZEN50 yacht, designed by ...
This article describes the cost and weight evaluation of fully tested Dornier 728 nose landing gear doors reengineered using ROHACELL ® HERO polymethacrylimide (PMI) closed cell rigid structural foam ...
When I first stepped into the Maverick Boat Group’s P2 factory in Fort Pierce, Florida, the first thing I noticed was what was missing. In most other boatbuilding facilities I have visited, I’ve been ...
Brunswick Corp. is expanding its partnership with Arkema to develop a fully recyclable fiberglass boat that integrates Arkema’s Elium liquid thermoplastic resin on all the vessel’s composite parts, ...
When it comes to composites, sport is often the best way to put materials and manufacturing processes to the test. Once again, this is demonstrated by Honey Roots Technology (HRT), which has recently ...