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+ Long fiber's, large structures.

Publication: Mechanical Engineering-CIME
Publication Date: 01-MAY-09
Format: Online
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Full Article Title: + Long fiber's, large structures.(TECH FOCUS: Materials & Assembly)(Camoplast Inc.)

Article Excerpt
AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT, CANADA'S CAMOPLAST INC. HAS UNVEILED WHAT IT SAYS IS A LESS EXPENSIVE WAY TO MAKE LARGE COMPOSITE PARTS. The company has developed an automated, closed-mold technique to make long-fiber-reinforced structures. Camoplast's engineering director, Yves Carbonneau, said the new technology cuts costs by 20 percent.

Camoplast said it is using the technique at Magog, Quebec, to make 12-foot by 3-foot reinforced polyurethane boat hulls. The hulls weigh upwards of 200 pounds, yet are 25 percent lighter than the polyester design they replace...

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