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“At Composites One, we make it our business to know your business.” Gary Yoder, Driver, Goshen, IN People | Product | Process | Performance Working with Composites One gives you access to a unique partnership that starts with our PEOPLE, from regional customer service reps and technical sales teams to local support teams at over 35 distribution centers throughout North America. As your partner, we’ll help you find everything you need, make sure you receive it when you need it and do what it takes to help grow your business including offering you emerging market expertise and process application know-how. And we’ll provide you with the unmatched service and support that you should expect from the nation’s leading composites distributor. That’s the power of Partnership. The Power of One – Composites One. 800.621.8003 | www.compositesone.com | www.b2bcomposites.com See us at Booth #1543 during IBEX 2015 in Louisville, September 15-17 and Booth #Q94 during CAMX in Dallas, October 26-29.
TABLE OF CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2015 / Vol: 1 No – : 9 COLUMNS 4 CW From the Editor 6 CW Perspectives & Provocations 8 CW Business Index 28 Work In Progress CW contributing writer Peggy Malnati catches up with inventor Jack Van Ert, who, in retirement, has come forward with an intriguingly fast, low-cost, low-volume tooling concept called Fused-Particle Tooling. 34 Work In Progress CW contributing writer Peggy Malnati also looks into recent research by a resin additives supplier into ways to reduce VOC emissions from compounds used in injection and compression mold long-fiber reinforced thermoplastics. » DEPA<strong>RTM</strong>ENTS 10 CW Trends 68 CW Calendar 70 CW Applications 72 CW New Products 76 CW Marketplace 76 CW Ad Index 77 CW Showcase 28 40 52 62 FEATURES 40 Market Outlook: Aeroengine Composites, Part 2 — CRFPs Expand Proven in fan blade/case applications, carbon fiber-reinforced polymers migrate to previously unanticipated destinations nearer the engine “hot zone.” By Ginger Gardiner 46 Automotive Composites: Thermosets for the Fast Zone Epoxies continue to be developed for faster cure to meet automotive production rates. By Sara Black 52 Plant Tour: Mubea Carbo Tech — High-Quality Auto Composites Go High-Volume Known for its precision and technical acumen in CFRP motorsports structures, MCT draws from its steel auto parts parent to push high-performance and industrial production to new plateaus. By Ginger Gardiner 62 Inside Manufacturing: Composites Upgrade Marine Infrastructure All-composite docks best concrete in cost and time and aim toward future fastener-less construction for greater savings and sustainability. By Ginger Gardiner » ON THE COVER High-pressure <strong>RTM</strong> equipment such as this, in use at specialist vehicle manufacturer Penso Consulting Ltd. in the UK to mold automotive parts, requires thermoset resins with cure curves in keeping with automakers' part-per-minutes expectations. In Penso's case, that thermoset is Cytec Industries Industrial Materials' (Heanor, UK) XMTM710 epoxy. Read more about the advent of snap-cure epoxies on p. 46. FOCUS ON DESIGN 78 Automotive Front Axle: A Glass Act The development of this glass fiberreinforced car axle is a sign of the new, expanded role composites will play in the design of future automobiles. By Michael LeGault Source / Cytec Industries Industrial Markets CompositesWorld (ISSN 2376-5232) is published monthly (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December) and copyright © 2015 by Gardner Business Media Inc. 6915 Valley Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45244-3029. Telephone: (513) 527-8800. Printed in U.S.A. Periodicals postage paid at Cincinnati, OH and additional mailing offices. All rights reserved. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to CompositesWorld Magazine, 6915 Valley Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45244-3029. If undeliverable, send Form 3579. CANADA POST: Canada Returns to be sent to IMEX Global Solutions, PO Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2 Canada. Publications Mail Agreement #40612608. The information presented in this edition of CompositesWorld is believed to be accurate. In applying recommendations, however, you should exercise care and normal precautions to prevent personal injury and damage to facilities or products. In no case can the authors or the publisher accept responsibility for personal injury or damages which may occur in working with methods and/or materials presented herein, nor can the publisher assume responsibility for the validity of claims or performance of items appearing in editorial presentations or advertisements in this publication. Contact information is provided to enable interested parties to conduct further inquiry into specific products or services. MEMBERSHIPS: CompositesWorld.com 1
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Page 8 and 9: PERSPECTIVES & PROVOCATIONS Outer s
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Page 12 and 13: TRENDS The fabled Oshkosh Fly-in, f
Page 14 and 15: TRENDS AEROSPACE Automating inserts
Page 16 and 17: TRENDS Vacuum Test Unit Compact, li
Page 18 and 19: TRENDS MONTH IN REVIEW Notes on new
Page 20 and 21: TRENDS AUTOMOTIVE Quilted Stratum P
Page 22 and 23: TRENDS AEROSPACE Huge acquisitions
Page 24 and 25: TRENDS ENERGY US wind energy: Found
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Page 28 and 29: TRENDS Laser chemical vapor deposit
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Mubea Carbo Tech: High-quality auto
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PLANT TOUR FIG. 1 Monocoque tubs vi
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PLANT TOUR FIG. 5 Parts, parts ...
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PLANT TOUR FIG. 6 CF + steel Mubea
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PLANT TOUR Read this article online
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INSIDE MANUFACTURING Composites upg
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INSIDE MANUFACTURING 1 Tubular poly
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INSIDE MANUFACTURING environmental
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CALENDAR Composites Events Sept. 8-
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APPLICATIONS COMPOSITE BRACKETS FOR
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NEW PRODUCTS Product Showcase » MA
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NEW PRODUCTS » TESTING & MEASURING
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MARKETPLACE MANUFACTURING SUPPLIERS
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FOCUS ON DESIGN Automotive front ax
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FOCUS ON DESIGN Simplified design I
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