‘Composite Materials’

An Engineeringtalk guide

Start with the news release Ansys software helps Ferrari improve comfort from Ansys, which we summarised at the time by saying "Italian car manufacturer Ferrari is using software from Ansys to optimise automobile design and performance.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release CPS launches Corob First 70 automatic dispenser from CPS Color: "CPS Color, a supplier of advanced tinting systems, has launched the Corob First 70 automatic dispenser.".

In November 2009, we covered the news from Vistagy - take a look at Vistagy composite engineering for Bombardier which says: "Vistagy has been selected by Bombardier Aerospace to provide the FiberSIM software suite as the standard composite engineering solution for all aircraft programmes at Bombardier. ".

Take a look also at the news release from ITW Plexus, Designing joints and structural adhesives, as well as TEC unveils rapid-prototype machines at ACTE from Tech Ed Concepts, and SGS sponsors talk on Russian petrochemicals from SGS SA - Industrial Services.

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Keithley webinar explores electrical measurements (November 2009)

Keithley Instruments is hosting a free online seminar in which the company will explore the basics of electrical measurements, from nA to fA.

Centa offers bespoke transmission designs (November 2009)

Centa Transmissions can create bespoke powertrain designs for wind, wave, tidal and solar power systems.

Instron website features Testing Solutions section (November 2009)

Instron, a provider of testing equipment solutions to evaluate the mechanical properties of materials and components, has launched an online technical resource.

Instron unveils SI Series impact testing machine (November 2009)

Instron has introduced the SI Series motorised pendulum impact testing machine (Model SI-1M) with Fracta software for the data acquisition and calculation of energy.

Klingenburg uses Araldite products from Huntsman (November 2009)

Klingenburg, a privately owned company near Dusseldorf in Germany, has decided to take further advantage of Araldite products from Huntsman Advanced Materials.

Envirowise to hold product design seminar (November 2009)

Manufacturers and designers in the south west of the UK are being given the opportunity to attend a day of free advice on product design and efficient manufacturing hosted by Envirowise.

Minitec releases News 2009 brochure (November 2009)

Minitec has published its latest News brochure, covering products that have recently been added to its Profile System range of machine framing and building components.

NIST installs 3D scanning system from Laser Design (November 2009)

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has installed a Laser Design Surveyor WS Series 3D laser scanning system in its Materials Reliability Division in Boulder, Colorado.

Seminars get to grips with composite materials

Seminars For Engineers USA is holding a series of seminars on "Composite materials design, testing and fabrication" in association with BTG Composites.
Composite materials save on ball guide costs

The new, patented AccuGlide T-Series linear ball guides from Thomson provide cost savings of up to 50% over conventional guide systems through the use of composite material technology.