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TRENDS Creating the building blocks for a stronger future Hexcel provides enhanced design fl exibility and support to aerospace, space and defense, wind energy, automotive and other industrial customers worldwide with lighter, faster and stronger composite solutions, from carbon fi ber to fabrics and resin formulations to thermosetting prepregs, new out-of-autoclave technologies, molding materials, composite tooling, honeycomb and engineered core. Learn more by visiting us in booth U74 at CAMX in Dallas, TX, Oct. 27-29 or online at www.hexcel.com The Strength Within Matrix Composites, Inc. 275 Barnes Boulevard Rockledge, Florida 32955 321.633.4480 sales@matrixcomp.com www.matrixcomp.com Enginuity en·gin·u·i·ty - The quality of being clever, original and inventive with the fabrication of jet engine composites. How can our RTM "enginuity" beneft you? Contact us today. Closed Molding / Resin Transfer Molding Experts material properties while working together for a time in the aerospace industry 20 years ago, but the comput- ing power to drive the technology was lacking until they reconnected at ASU in the 2000s. More powerful comput- ers then enabled the design of new-generation antennae and near-feld sensors. Computing speeds today enable MWI Lab's Gaussian Beam system's unusually high speed of interrogation — as few as 2-3 minutes, compared to hours for comparable systems. MWI Lab's noncontact Gaussian Beam antennas have a planar-wave, broadband, narrow beam (without focus points) spot sizes and ofer relatively large dynamic ranges when used in insertion loss, refection loss, composite repair and RCS applications. Data collection and signal processing is provided by analyzers manufac- tured by Keysight Technologies (Santa Rosa, CA, US). Matthew Witte, chief commercial ofcer at MWI Lab, says potential applications range from in-line/in-process analysis during manufacturing to prepreg manufacturing to composites repair. MWI Lab is focused on a handheld unit (due out yet this year), which can provide high-speed composites surface interrogation at a variety of depths and sensitivities, as well as rental scanners to assess a variety of parts, particularly for aerospace applications. MWI Lab is seeking channel partners to help it move its dielectric-measuring technology into the composites marketplace. Interested parties are encouraged to contact Witte | mattwitte@mwilab.com (Continued from p. 32) OCTOBER 2015 34 CompositesWorld