Composites, Textiles and Reinforcements Reference Materials

Description: Without effective insulation and thermal barriers, elevated temperatures and localized hotspots can degrade internal components, reduce cycle life and increase the risk of failure. ...

Description: Criteria for choosing thermal insulation for fire-proofing main power feeds ...

Description: Managing the Thermal Side Effects of Liquid Cooling ...

Description: Why Are Neoprene Coated Fabrics Used In Aircraft Lightweighting? ...

Description: Discover how ultra-thin thermal pads break the efficiency bottleneck in PVT panels by replacing traditional EVA, insulation, and encapsulation layers. With superior thermal conductivity, insulation, ...

Description: This article explains why graphene thermal pads save AI data centers' heat dissipation. ...

Description: What Is Polyurethane Dielectric Foam? ...

Description: While fire suppression systems and emergency response plans are essential, preventative fire protection is key to reducing risks before they escalate. Flame-resistant textiles provide an effective ...

Description: The primary purpose of thermal insulation in aircraft is to regulate and maintain temperatures while minimizing the transfer of heat between the interior and exterior environments. This protects ...

Description: Deciphering Insulation Materials ...

Description: The Advantages of Using High Silica Fabric For Heat Protection ...

Description: Advantages of PU Coated Fabrics in Fire Control Systems ...

Description: Coated fabrics serve a wide array of purposes in aviation ...

Description: Ultra-low porosity in insulation fabrics is essential for emission control because it creates an exceptionally tight barrier, preventing the passage of gasses and particles. This minimizes pollutant ...

Description: Based on the insights provided from Mid-Mountain Materials' approach to sealing cathode bars, here are some strategies to use for maximizing aluminum reduction cell lifetimes. ...

Description: A long-time customer needed help replacing an aging lining for a storage bunker. We collaborated on an updated solution that reduced material migration risk and improved flow performance. ...

Description: Why HYTEX® 500 NOMEX® is the Gold Standard for Cable Sleeves on Satellites ...

Description: Learn how the new Armatex® PUF Coated Fabric Series can replace PTFE coated fabrics in a safer, more environmentally friendly and efficient way. Say goodbye to risky PTFE coated fabrics and see ...

Description: Exhaust ducts were typically manufactured with metals such as stainless steel, but one option gaining popularity is silicone-coated textiles. ...

Description: PROPERTIES OF HIGH HEAT ROPE ...

Description: How does the data transfer to and from smart textiles, wearables and e-textiles work? ...

Description: The development of smart textiles has made rapid progress in recent years. Today, there is a lot of innovative potential for equipping textile products with electronic functions. One application that ...

Description: Envision a car or truck that performs the same as a conventional vehicle, but its fuel tank can be filled in less than five minutes, it can travel 300-400 miles on a tank, and emits nothing into the ...

Description: Carbon fiber composites are the material of the future, often used in leading-edge industrial applications for their remarkable properties such as high strength and stiffness, associated with extreme ...

Description: Insulation fabrics serve a variety of purposes across the commercial and industrial sectors, but their primary use is to mitigate the transfer of heat between two objects. A secondary purpose of ...

Description: Neoprene-coated fabric is a material that is commonly used in industrial settings and high-temperature applications. The fabric serves as a protective barrier for many standard applications because ...

Description: Advantages of Flexible Wire Harness ...

Description: Application of textile heating mats for batteries and accumulators ...

Description: We explain the differences between silicone heating mats and heating mats made of aramid fibers in more detail, go into the advantages and disadvantages of each product type and find out which heating ...

Description: Which factors influence wear resistance and wear rate? ...

Description: Self-lubricating nacelle slider tracks improve endurance and lower maintenance costs ...

Description: The aerospace industry is a market that is driven by demand for greater aircraft performance and commercial return. In this article, we discuss how Mid-Mountain’s products can help the industry ...

Description: What Materials Can be Used for Passenger Boarding Bridges ...

Description: Find out how we reduced the weight of steel brackets by creating a revolutionary alternative that's also more sustainable and reliable. ...

Description: Discover how we helped re-design dairy processing food safe scraper blades, increasing customer satisfaction and efficiency. ...

Description: This blog post will explore the industrial fabrics used in baghouses for emission control. ...

Description: A complex aerospace problem challenged our industry experts to deliver a safe and sustainable solution that was both simple and high performing. ...

Description: Near Net Shape technology enables implantable parts to be produced into nearly-finished forms that are close in shape to the final product. ...

Description: Resin strength can be translated to composite strength by quantifying strain invariants of resin according to the Onset Theory. One of advantages that strain invariants could convey is that, as ...

Description: It has been shown that the overall damage resistance and tolerance of a fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite part do not simply depend on the properties of individual material components but on ...

Description: A quick cure high glass transition temperature (Tg) resin system designed for fast ramp rate cures up to press molding conditions is discussed. The resin system is able to fully cure within 10 minutes ...

Description: When you invest in greenhouse structures, it's important to take into account the durability of the covering material as well as the benefits to the plants that it will need to protect ...

Description: The 500 kV Xingó-Angelim II Line that runs through northeastern Brazil, connecting the Xingó Hydroelectric Plant in Alagoas State to Angelim II Substation in Pernambuco, suffered a series of shutdown ...

Description: Before discussing aluminum protection, it is important to offer an explanation of what is meant by 'primary' and 'secondary' in the production, treatment, and application of the metal. ...

Description: MarShield, an industry leader in radiation shielding materials carries a variety of sizes and thickness of leaded acrylic and can fulfill custom orders according to requirements of a client. ...

Description: POREX wicks are also a critical component in pregnancy tests. ...

Description: Understand the difference between two types of porous PTFE - ePTFE and sintered PTFE - and how their individual benefits relate to protection vents across many industries. ...

Description: Check out a video that shows the porous polymers inside a plug-in air freshener and how they make it work! ...

Description: The demand for high-quality, long-lasting air fresheners is growing. As sales rise, many manufacturers are reconsidering the materials they use. Many air care devices contain ceramic wicks, but an ...

Description: wicking is an important phenomena in devices utilized in the diagnostics and healthcare fields. ...

Description: solid color aluminum composite panels were fabricated by CGSA Argentina utilizing ALPOLIC/fr®. The ALPOLIC/fr® panels are enhanced with Lumiflon FEVE resin. Metal cladding coated with ...

Description: Silica is a mineral that has continued to grow in popularity for use in cosmetics and personal care products. The Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 is still challenging formulators to find ...

Description: It's important to select the right composite core material that performs as intended and provides the properties specified for your application. However, with so many viable material options ...

Description: Aeronautic engineers attempt to mitigate the dangers of non-optimal or emergency landings using innovative safety systems and specialty airbag fabrics. ...

Description: Aluminum protection components designed to reduce scrappage, improve production yields, and extend the service lives of essential components in the production chain. ...

Description: The importance of lightweight materials and fabricated parts in aviation construction and how they can effectively improve passenger safety. ...

Description: Aluminum is a highly formable metal with remarkably low density. It has been used in manufacturing and engineering markets worldwide since the mid-20th Century, and it sits alongside steel as one of ...

Description: Steam traps are one example of this, where industrial fabric insulation must perform to the highest standards to meet several KPIs. ...

Description: Specialty Airbag Materials for Luna Landers ...

Description: The use of turbine blankets and the importance of insulating rotating components to guarantee the safety of operating personnel and to maximize process efficiency. ...

Description: When design engineers work with General Plastics, we often delve straight into the technical details of the intended application and our polyurethane materials. Together, the two parties discuss ...

Description: Streamlining the supply chain is one of the top challenges of many companies. The design engineer finds the materials needed for the project, the program manager approves it, and the buyer purchases ...

Description: Hydro-entangling is a process for fiber consolidation through the use of fine, high pressure jets of water. Creating a nonwoven with this method typically begins with carding fiber into a web ...

Description: Chart detailing differences between 14 oz and 16 oz PPS Hydrolox® HCE and 16 oz PPS Needlefelt with ePTFE Membrane Scrim Supported ...

Description: Chart detailing differences between 14 oz Aramid Hydrolox® and 15.5 oz Aramid Needlefelt ...

Description: Chart detailing differences between 14 oz PPS Hydrolox® HCE and 16 oz PPS Needlefelt Scrim Supported w/ePTFE Membrane ...

Description: Chart detailing differences between 14oz/yd² PPS Hydrolox® and 16 oz/yd² PPS Needlefelt w/ Scrim ...

Description: Chart detailing differences between 16 oz Aramid Hydrolox® and 18 oz Aramid Needlefelt ...

Description: Chart detailing differences between 16oz/yd² PPS Hydrolox® and 18 oz/yd² PPS Needlefelt Scrim Supported ...

Description: Chart detailing differences between Aramid Hydrolox® HCE and Aramid Needlefelt with ePTFE Membrane ...

Description: Chart detailing differences between Meta-aramid Hydrolox® and Aramid Needlefelt with Micro-Denier ...

Description: Chart detailing differences between Polyester Hydrolox and Polyester OEM Hydro-entangled Media ...

Description: Bondex has launched Hydrolox®, which is a revolutionary filter media enabled by hydro-entangling technology. One leading dust collector OEM services the market with filter bags made from ...

Description: How is it possible to release four times cleaner air from your baghouse? ...

Description: new alternatives to traditional filter fabrics ...

Description: What are Hydro-entangled Nonwovens? ...

Description: comparing Hydrolox® to needlefelt. ...

Description: How our innovative filter fabric technology addresses key failures in fabric filter bags ...

Description: Important Information on Requalification of E88C Materials ...

Description: The robust nature of Hydrolox® is observed with the stress-strain behavior ...

Description: Airbag fabrics are typically high-strength woven materials that can retain their physical integrity against rapid inflation by an inert gas to cushion impacts. Nylon textiles are among the most common ...

Description: Emissions Control: Aluminum Case Study ...

Description: What are Tray Pads? What are Tray Pads Used For? ...

Description: Die-cutting is the sophisticated process of machining flexible materials for industrial applications. It involves feeding a web of material through a shearing chamber, where cutting components will ...

Description: Norplex-Micarta Sheet Weight Calculation Below is a table which gives a "weight factor" for determining the weight of a laminated composite sheet product, depending upon the thickness, sheet size and ...

Description: This high performance thermoset composite material is manufactured from a woven glass fabric and a high-temperature phenolic resin system. The resulting composite material provides excellent flame ...

Description: The term heat resistant fabric covers a wide range of materials with one common property - thermal insulation. A heat resistant fabric will provide protection against extreme temperatures and they are ...

Description: The aerospace industry requires constant innovation of materials in order for them to provide outstanding performance and reliability in extreme operating conditions. ...

Description: A fiberglass is a form of fiber-reinforced plastic where glass fiber is the reinforced plastic. This is the reason perhaps why fiberglass is also known as glass reinforced plastic or glass fiber ...

Description: Common materials for orthopedic testing and education - most often, cadaver specimens, but also animal bones and wood - while utilitarian, are far from ideal for today's researchers and students. ...

Description: Polyurethane resin is currently a minor player in the composite industry, with unsaturated polyesters and epoxies having the largest shares among thermosetting materials1 . However, the outlook for ...

Description: Defense Subcontractor slashes three-fourths of its prototyping costs & time using multi-use core form ...

Description: Guest columnist Kevin Meyer, associate scientist, Dow Polyurethanes, The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI, US), asks, and suggests some answers to, the question, "Why have polyurethanes, given their ...

Description: The advent of higher-temperature resins and carbon-fiber composites such as Hexcel's HexTOOL®*, created the need for polyurethane foam that can withstand much higher process temperatures. It ...

Description: In 2011, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) began construction on its East Campus Operations Center, a net zero Platinum LEED® energy site containing a five-story office building, fuel ...

Description: Network Rail chose to improve shunter safety and cut maintenance costs by replacing concrete walkways and structures with fabricated pultruded fiberglass DURADEK® grating walkways and shunter ...

Description: Strongwell distributor and fabricator PIPEX Structural Composites Ltd. selected EXTREN® structural shapes, SAFPLATE® gritted plate and SAFPLANK® interlocking decking system for use in a ...

Description: The Berry Amendment (10 U.S.C. §2533a) prohibits the Department of Defense from the purchase of the following articles or items, unless items have been grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the ...

Description: Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS 2) - EU Directive 2011/65/EC restricts the use of certain hazardous materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment. ...

Description: The Air National Guard (ANG) contacted General Plastics as it explored rigid polyurethane foam solutions to munitions storage for its civil air defense facilities. In particular, it sought a ...