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		GKN Aerospace is working on the development of new techniques for composite manufacture that will extend the use of composite materials across the airframe and into aero-engines.
		These 20m long spars represent the first ever application of carbon composites for a primary structure on a large transport aircraft wing and we are producing them using much of the new manufacturing expertise we have developedâ.
		The CRC is already involved in at least 5 aerospace related research programmes and is investigating areas including acoustic technologies, the application of composites into aero-engines and the further development of manufacturing processes which will enable large, highly complex, and curved assemblies to be produced swiftly, to high levels of tolerance, with great consistency.
	www.aerospace.gknplc.com /PageViewer.aspx?page=S632887186412182500&src= (457 words)

	Boedeker Plastics : Industry Application Links
		Composite materials combine properties to make ideal components with mechanical strength, high dielectric constants, and other important characteristics.
		And, because of their advanced properties, composites are used in down- hole equipment bearings, seals, connectors, and insulators.
		Composite materials are strong, wear-resistant, and can handle high loads and impact.
	www.boedeker.com /applic.htm (993 words)

	Thirty Thousand Feet - Aircraft & Engine Component Manufacturers
		Composites Horizons, Inc. Design and manufacture of high temperature advanced composites for the gas turbine engine market.
		Texas Composite Manufacturer of composite structures, including radomes, wing and fuselage fairings, propeller backplate assemblies, and the FOGV for the RR AE 3007 engine.
		Composites Technology Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd CTRM is an aerospace composite manufacturer in Malaysia.
	www.thirtythousandfeet.com /aircompo.htm (2472 words)

	Aerospace Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Current and proposed research activities in the area of aerospace structures and materials are driven by aerospace vehicle requirements and encompass experimental, analytical and computational investigations of the mechanical behavior of advanced composite structures.
		Ongoing work is addressing the effects of the mechanical couplings inherent in unbalanced and unsymmetric composites on various aspects of structural behavior, including buckling, post- buckling, and vibration.
		In the area of smart structures, studies are addressing the application of embedded optical fibers and piezoelectric films in advanced composite materials for deflection sensing, damage detection, health monitoring, and vibration control.
	www.aero.psu.edu /research/structures.html (195 words)

	Composites Technology Research Malaysia SdnBhd Kuala Lumpur
		This manufacturing entity is dedicated to manufacture advanced composite component parts with a total floor space of 225,000 sq.
		ACT is currently manufacturing composite component parts and assembly of the Eagle 150B and major component parts of the Lancair Columbia 300 aircraft.
		ACT is aimed to be the regional center for composite components manufacturing for aerospace and non aerospace industries.
	www.ctrm.com.my /services.html (445 words)

	Technical Papers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Considerable amount of research is being conducted at present in developing biodegradable polymers and composites because of the environmental problems caused by petroleum-based non-degradable materials that are currently being used.
		This study examines the environmental resistance of emerging thermoplastic composites that are under consideration for aerospace applications.
		One of the ultimate objectives of this study is to investigate the feasibility of shaping preconsolidated woven fabric reinforced thermoplastics using sheet hydroforming, as being a new forming method for composite manufacturing.
	www.sampe.org /store/papers.aspx (1643 words)

	Rolls-Royce: Malaysia
		(CTRM) announced that its subsidiary, CTRM Aero – Composites Sdn.
		Rolls-Royce is a principal shareholder of IAE, the other shareholders being Pratt and Whitney, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines.
		Being the first local Malaysian company selected to supply component parts for the V2500, this marks an important milestone for CTRM and is a sign of development of the aerospace industry in Malaysia.
	www.rolls-royce.com /malaysia/partners/default.htm (196 words)

	Volvo Aero Participating In Programme for Environmentally Sound Aircraft Engines
		Volvo Aero’s subsidiary in Kongsberg, Volvo Aero Norway (VAN) is participating in another subproject in VITAL, involving the development of technologies for stiffer engine shafts, which is required for future higher fan torques.
		Volvo Aero’s budget is EUR 1.065 M, with an EU contribution of EUR 0.54 M. VITAL was launched officially at a ceremony in Paris on January 18, 2005 and aims to develop the technologies to meet the industry’s environmental standards in 2020.
		Volvo Aero foresees great possibilities that the subproject results and concepts studied in VITAL can lead the way to engines for the next generation of short-haul aircraft, the successors to the Boeing 737 and Airbus 320.
	www.netcomposites.com /news.asp?2774 (667 words)

	Volvo Aero participating in Major Programme for Environmentally Sound Aircraft Engines
		Volvo Aero's subsidiary in Kongsberg, Volvo Aero Norway (VAN) is participating in yet another subproject in VITAL, involving the development of technologies for stiffer engine shafts, which is required for future higher fan torques.
		Volvo Aero's budget is EUR 1.065 M, with an EU contribution of EUR 0.54 M. VITAL was launched officially at a ceremony in Paris on January 18, 2005.
		Volvo Aero is part of the Volvo Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services.
	www.primezone.com /newsroom/?d=72722 (801 words)

	Hexcel.com - Aero-engine
		By the 1970’s designers had turned to composites for the weight-savings necessary for the large nacelles required by the new generation of large high power turbofans.
		Virtually all that can be seen externally of a modern civil aero-engine is composite, and composite materials represent some ten percent of an engine’s total weight.
		This drawing is generic, to allow the maximum number of potential composite applications to be identified.
	www.hexcel.com /Markets/Aerospace/Engine.htm (283 words)

	Faculty of Engineering: Department of Aeronautics: The Composites Centre \| Publications
		Thus, new coatings are expected to be used which raise the impact performance and maintain the tensile strength of the composite.
		The properties of composites consisting of isotactic polypropylene reinforced with E-glass fibres are critically dependant on the interface.
		The purpose of this paper is to give a basic understanding of the use of composites in racing yacht manufacture while so many composites are being developed in the secrecy of competitor boatyards.
	www.ic.ac.uk /aeronautics/composites/research/technicalmemo_99.htm (1109 words)

	JEC Composites - Hexcel flies the flag for composites at Farnborough
		The company is also investing $20 million in new state of the art equipment for prepreg production in the UK, Spain, Germany and France, to meet the growing demands of the aerospace industry.
		At Farnborough Hexcel will be displaying a number of composite parts on the stand that have been manufactured by customers.
		Saab has been a major customer of Hexcel composite materials for over 25 years and Saab Aerostructures has kindly loaned Hexcel a Gripen Canard Wing to display on the Farnborough stand.
	www.jeccomposites.com /composites-news/2232/Hexcel-flies-the.html (656 words)

	JEC Composites - RP Aero Systems Ltd profile
		Design, development, and manufacture of engineered composite components and assemblies for automotive and aerospace.
		We have woven all the glass fiber(carbon fiber)-related products from the ultra finest textures to carbon fabrics, manufactured the variouse new compositional materials by coating, process it in resins for user with accumulated from years of experience.
		Tygavac Advanced Materials Ltd, is a division of Airtech, the world’s leading vacuum bag and tooling manufacturer and supplier for autoclave and resin infusion applications.
	www.jeccomposites.com /directory/1194/RP-Aero-Systems-Ltd-profile.html (379 words)

	ASC Process Systems :: ASC Process Systems Completes the World's Largest Autoclave for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner
		The large quantity of composite structures is key to this achievement.
		Vought Aircraft (http://www.voughtaircraft.com/) is one of the world's largest independent suppliers of aero structures.
		ASC is located in the Los Angeles area and serves the composites and glass lamination industries worldwide.
	sev.prnewswire.com /aerospace-defense/20060824/LATH03124082006-1.html (404 words)

	Composites Universal Group, a leader in composite componet manufacturing for aircraft, race cars and more. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Composites Universal Group, a leader in composite componet manufacturing for aircraft, race cars and more.
		Thank you for your interest in Composites Universal Group, a leading manufacturer of advanced composites for the aviation, aerospace, industrial and commercial industries.
		Composites Universal Group is dedicated to providing the highest quality products and services.
	www.compun.com (88 words)

	National Society of Radio Control Aerobatics
		Fuselages are available in a basic fiberglass layup, a balsa lam layup which is pre-primed with white epoxy primer, or a balsa lam layup which is fully primed with seams finished and ready to paint.
		Aero Design was formed into a business by David Hoppes in the spring of 1994.
		Aero Design's policy is to accept a certified check or money order in U.S. funds only.
	www.nsrca.org /svcprovidersA.htm (3964 words)

	Composites News International - GKN Aerospace Develops Manufacturing Processes for Complex Composite Structures
		Redditch, United Kingdom, 17 July 2006 — GKN Aerospace is working on the development of new techniques for composite manufacture that will extend the use of composite materials across the airframe and into aero-engines.
		GKN Aerospace Technical Director and Chief Technologist Phil Grainger said, ”Composite manufacturing techniques are now mature and have achieved their maximum performance levels.
		These 20-meter-long spars represent the first ever application of carbon composites for a primary structure on a large transport aircraft wing and we are producing them using much of the new manufacturing expertise we have developed”.
	www.compositesnews.com /cni.asp?articleID=11463 (1039 words)

	Technical Paper
		For bismaleimide (BMI) â“ carbon fiber composites we present the effects of monomer composition and cure conditions upon density, Tg, moisture diffusion characteristics and composite microcrack initiation and development.
		For polymide (PI) â“ carbon fiber composites we report the effects of PI hydrolytic degradation as a function of time (1 â“ 360 days) and temperature (100 - 250Â°C) upon Tg, mechanical properties and molecular weight on a range of PIâs.
		Issues related to the performance of polymer matrix composites for cryogenic fuel tank applications will be addressed and our initial results on the characterization of the critical parameters controlling the E-beam cure of epoxies will be presented.
	www.sampe.org /store/paper.aspx?pid=413 (453 words)

	Contributors
		He became manager of the Polymers and Composites Section in the Space Materials Laboratory in 1995 and the Associate Director of the Materials Science Department in 2004.
		His technical interests include the physical properties of polymers, adhesives, elastomers, conducting polymers, fiber-polymer matrix composites, and nanocomposites as well as atomic-force microscopy of polymeric surfaces.
		He joined Aerospace in 1987, and over the years has provided research and support to numerous programs in the area of nondestructive evaluation.
	www.aero.org /publications/crosslink/fall2006/contributors.html (1147 words)

	Aero Gloss from Aircraft Spruce
		Aero Gloss polish is used by 80% of the worlds major airlines.
		It is now available to the general aviation and experimental aircraft market.
		It takes 1-2 pints and 3-4 hours to polish an average Cessna 182 with Aero Gloss.
	www.aircraftspruce.com /catalog/cspages/aerogloss.php (105 words)

	Atlanta Aerospace Composites - Home
		Atlanta Aerospace Composites now has certification to perform welding repairs on all metals including titanium.
		Atlanta Aerospace Composites is an FAA Part 145 Repair Station specializing in high quality repairs on aircraft radomes, all composite parts, composite aircraft, sheet metal parts, sheet metal aircraft, and welding repairs (including titanium).
		We are located in the Atlanta, Georgia area, at the Griffin Georgia Airport (6A2).
	www.atlantaaero.com (118 words)

	Innovative Materials
		Traditional composites consist of many small fibers or particulates embedded in a matrix.
		The composite will be stiff or strong because it contains fibers that have these inherent qualities.
		Simple machines are, by definition, "designed to modify the application of force." Similar to the way traditional composites take on the characteristics of the fibers, Machine augmented composites take on the characteristics of the machines.
	www.aero.org /capabilities/macterial/index.html (190 words)

	Aircraft Galleys Manufactured by Composites Unlimited - Our Capabilities
		Composites Unlimited® is experienced in "Supplemental Type Certificate" (STC) programs and has obtained numerous certificates.
		We manufacture Dry and Wet Galley Assemblies to ATLAS or KSSU Configurations and/or to specific customers' (Airlines and Airframe Manufacturers) requirements and we are the McDonnell Douglas "House Galley" supplier for MD80/MD90 aircraft.
		All products are certified to FAA and or CAA Airworthiness Regulations and meet 65/65/200 Smoke and Toxicity Requirements.
	www.compositesunlimited.com /capabilities.html (144 words)

	Rubberite Cypress Sponge - aero E-A-R Closed Cell Sponge
		Rubberite/Cypress Sponge, headquartered in Santa Ana, CA., is one of E-A-R Specially Composites' newest distributors for small or custom orders of CONFOR®and LS Forms.
		The company now stocks complete inventories of these urethanes, as well as a wide variety of rubbers, rebond, and additional foams and ISOLOSS® LS foams.
		E-A-R materials also can be laminated easily to other products, to form signal integral composites.
	www.cypresssponge.com /closed_cell_ear.html (307 words)

	Graduate Program, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland
		The Aerospace Engineering Department offers a broad program in graduate studies leading to the degrees of Master of Science (thesis and non-thesis) and Doctor of Philosophy.
		Within these disciplines, the student can tailor programs in areas such as computational fluid dynamics, aeroelasticity, hypersonics, composites, smart structures, finite elements, space propulsion, robotics, and human factors.
		Before 1949, aeronautics research and instruction at the University of Maryland were limited in scope and were carried out by but a few dedicated individuals-most notably Professor John Younger of the mechanical engineering department.
	www.aero.umd.edu /grad/index.html (464 words)

	Department of Aerospace Engineering
		It has been established for over 50 years and is regarded as a leading provider of aerospace research and teaching in the U.K. We hope you find these pages genuinely useful, and that you will contact us if you have any enquiries about our courses or research.
		The Advanced Composites Centre for Innovation and Science (ACCIS) recently co-hosted a visit from representatives of Honda Engineering RandD to showcase our extensive research expertise in advanced fibre composites.
		The recent acquisition of British American Racing by Honda means that innovation in composites design for F1 motorsport is becoming even more important if they are to be successful.
	www.aero.bris.ac.uk (234 words)

	Composites, Carbon Fiber, Fiberglass, Kevlar®, Vacuum Bagging Equipment by ACP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		We offer a large variety of composite materials specifically developed for lightweight applications.
		We specialize in producing composite parts, tubes and panels to meet your specific design requirements.
		Thank you for visiting the Aerospace Composite Products web site and hope to hear from you in the near future.
	www.acpsales.com (159 words)

	Hexcel-Boeing to Produce Aerospace Structures in China and Malaysia
		Executives from Hexcel and Boeing were present at both ceremonies, also present in Malaysia was Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, Prime Minister, while Zu Yue Li former President of CAAC and current Delegate of Peoples Congress was on hand for the ceremonies in China.
		Both facilities have already begun to manufacture composite parts for secondary structures and interior applications for commercial aircraft.
		Hexcel formed BHA Aero Composite parts with Boeing and Aviation Industries of China (formally known as China Aviation Industry Corporation) in 1999 to manufacture composite parts for secondary structures and interior applications for commercial aircraft.
	www.netcomposites.com /news.asp?1371 (306 words)

	Stanford Aero/Astro Research Labs
		Scientific and engineering partners in these projects include a variety of academic research centers, government laboratories, and industrial corporations.
		Research encompasses composite structural design, including vibration, stability, impact damage, and environmental effects; biological applications of composites; grid structures; composites in sports equipment; composite manufacturing; fiber optic and piezoelectric sensors; structural health monitoring; and smart structures.
		The laboratory is providing the data, design methods, and tools to make the most effective use of these materials.
	aa.stanford.edu /aeroastro/aalabs.html (1447 words)

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