SAMPE Journal - March/April 2012 - (Page 1)

Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering SAMPEJournal Feature Articles Page 7 Columns 2 5 12 16 34 President’s Message Technical Director’s Corner Perspectives Europe News & Views SAMPE LinkedIn Communities March/April 2012, Vol. 48, No. 2 www.sampe.org Departments 18 20 21 22 32 33 35 36 39 40 42 44 45 46 50 Page 24 52 59 60 60 SAMPE Europe’s SEICO 2012, Paris SAMPE Europe’s SEMAT 2012, Munich The SAMPE Foundation SAMPE Proceedings Materials & Products SAMPE Books & CD’s Order Form SAMPE Journal Editorial Calender Welcome SAMPE’s Newest Members SAMPE Tech 2012 Call for Papers Industry News Corporate Partners SAMPE 2012|Baltimore SAMPE 2012 Exhibition SAMPE 2013|Long Beach Call for Papers Advertiser’s Index Resource Center Membership Application Industry Events Calendar Chapter Meetings Dates and Contacts Butt-joined, Thermoplastic Stiffenedskin Concept Development Advanced Diaphragm Forming Process for High Temperature Thermoplastic Composite Applications About the Cover NEW SAMPE Journal Column! These various photos show the application of thermoplastic composites in a number of applications ranging from aircraft wing structures to leading edge panels and other critical airframe structures. Photos courtesy of Fokker Aerostructures BV, The Netherlands. Perspectives See page 30. The World of the Future: What is SAMPE’s Material Contribution? (Part 2) The SAMPE Journal is now available to Members anywhere you go— on your iPad, iPhone or Android phones! SAMPE Journal, USPS (518-510) is published seven times a year (Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept., Nov.), with the annual Membership Directory published in the fall, by SAMPE®, 1161 Park View Drive, Suite 200, Covina, CA 91724-3759. Phone: +1 626.331.0616, Fax: +1 626.332.8929. Periodicals postage paid at Covina, CA and additional mailing office. (ISSN0091-1062) Postmaster: Send address changes to SAMPE Journal: 1161 Park View Drive, Suite 200, Covina, CA 91724-3759. ©2012 by SAMPE. All rights reserved. None of this publication may be reproduced without written permission of the publisher. Printed in the USA. SAMPE Journal, Volume 48, No. 2, March/April 2012 1 http://www.sampe.org http://www.sampe.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of SAMPE Journal - March/April 2012

SAMPE Journal - March/April 2012
Contents
President’s Message
Technical Director’s Corner
Butt-joined, Thermoplastic Stiffenedskin Concept Development
Perspectives
Europe News & Views
SAMPE Europe’s SEICO 2012, Paris
SAMPE Europe’s SEMAT 2012, Munich
The SAMPE Foundation
SAMPE Proceedings
Advanced Diaphragm Forming Process for High Temperature Thermoplastic Composite Applications
Perspectives
Materials & Products
SAMPE Books & CD’s Order Form
SAMPE LinkedIn Communities
SAMPE Journal Editorial Calender
Welcome SAMPE’s Newest Members
SAMPE Tech 2012 Call for Papers
Industry News
Corporate Partners
SAMPE 2012|Baltimore
SAMPE 2012 Exhibition
SAMPE 2013|Long Beach Call for Papers
Advertiser’s Index
Resource Center
Membership Application
Industry Events Calendar
Chapter Meetings Dates and Contacts

SAMPE Journal - March/April 2012