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SEPTEMBER 2017 46 CompositesWorld Engineering Services Complex Shapes 5 Axis NC Milling Large Facilities High-Precision Equipment SHIP BUILDING WIND ENERGY www.janicki.com 360.856.5143 TRANSPORTATION AEROSPACE SHOW PREVIEW Tough resins for elevated service temperatures A supplier of high-performance catalysts and advanced polymers, Materia Inc. (Pasadena, CA, US) is showcasing how its Proxima high-performance resin product lines have been applied in ballistic-resis- tant test panels, large single-pour castings, high-temperature oil and gas downhole tools and sections of composite pressure vessels. Materia will soon launch an advanced composites resin, Proxima ACR 4350, featuring a T g of 350°F/177°C for elevated service temperature parts that also require durability and toughness. Materia says the new resin addresses an industry need for ultratough, high-temperature resins that offer low enough viscosity for vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM). Booth F44. Additionally, Materia's Dr. Brian Edgecombe is presenting Proxima ACR 4350 in "Leveraging High Toughness, Low Viscosity Resin in Composite Pressure Vessels," on Thursday, Sept. 14, 3:00-3:25 p.m. in Room W207B. www.materia-inc.com Design, manufacturing & testing services Engineering design, manufacturing and testing firm Materials Sciences Corp. (MSC, Horsham, PA, US) is exhibiting the following technologies and products in Booth Q67: • Methodologies and tools for characterization, design and analysis of advanced fiber-reinforced composite materials and structures. • Progressive damage models for fiber-reinforced composites. • Low-cost manufacturing methods (compression and injection molding) for high-strength composites. • Design optimization for additive manufacturing. • Multifunctional materials. • Specialty textiles, with emphasis on its novel Countervail vibration-canceling technology. www.materials-sciences.com Full-service development and manufacturing Matrix Composites Inc. (Rockledge, FL, US), a designer and manufacturer of a range of high-performance composite components and assemblies, is emphasizing its design, development, tooling, fabrication, testing and integration services. Matrix features precision resin transfer molding (RTM) and conventional composites. Other processes offered include Hot Isostatic Resin Pressure Molding (HiRPM), compression molding, vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM), autoclave curing, oven curing and trapped rubber and bladder molding. Notable application types include fixed and rotating engine components, integrated engine structures, engine nacelles, waste tanks, aircraft interior components, seat components, skins, heat and A/C ducts, wind- swept surfaces, spars, radomes, antennas, fuselages, launch tower platforms and more. Booth C35. www.matrixcomp.com Production machinery education center Filament winding equipment specialist McClean Anderson LLC (Schofield, WI, US) is emphasizing, in Booth B37, information about its Prototype, Education and Technology (PET) Center, which is devoted to research and development work and consumer education. The company reports that the PET center has been equipped with the following: • A 4-Axis Super Hornet filament winding machine, with a maximum winding envelope of 760-mm diameter by 2000-mm length. • A 4-spool Digital-Electronic Tensioning System, which accommodates standard 75-mm core outside pull materials, with a maximum spool size of 300-mm diameter by 13.6 kg; its tension range is 9.0-90N. • An A12-spool stationary Bookshelf Creel, on which spools of center-pull fiber are placed onto shelving and fiber is redi- rected through a series of ceramic eyelets. • A forced-air curing oven capable of 260°C, with data logging and thermal profiling capabilities. • A variety of wet-winding and towpreg fiber delivery tooling. www.mccleananderson.com

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