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Industry News Umeco’s Structural Materials operations in Derby and Manchester – UK have been awarded certification to AS9100C. Compliance to AS9100 Rev C confirms strong management and commitment to quality improvement within Umeco while serving its Aviation, Space and Defence customers. Customers in other sectors are guaranteed comparable quality assurance through accreditation to associated standards and certification. AS9100 Rev C introduces additional requirements, including: addressing project management; ensuring the product realisation process is planned and managed in a structured and controlled way; formally addressing risk management process; documenting process control to identify and address special requirements, critical items, and key characteristics; measuring ontime delivery and product quality; and ensuring appropriate actions are taken if the planned objectives are not achieved. For further information, visit: www.umeco.com. Barrday Composite Solutions (formerly Lewcott Corp.), a leading supplier of prepregs and advanced composite materials for aerospace, military/defense, and industrial applications, has announced that it has earned AS9100, Revision C, certification for its Millbury, Massachusetts manufacturing facility. AS9100C is a total quality management system widely recognized and accepted as the aerospace industry quality standard. Barrday Composite Solutions had previously held AS9100B and ISO 9001:2008 certifications and continues to maintain its ISO 9001:2008 certification along with the new revision to the AS9100C standard. For more information, visit: www.barrday.com. Airtech International, Inc. is proud to announce the successful completion of its transition to the newest standard in Aerospace Quality ISO 9001:2008 / AS9100 Rev C. By adhering to the standards set forth in the ISO 9001:2008 / AS9100 Rev C system, Airtech’s customers can purchase product with confidence that Airtech’s quality system will help ensure the highest quality product at a competitive price. For more information, visit: www. www.airtechonline.com. Harper International, world leader in thermal processing solutions for advanced materials, has finalized a contract with a client in Brazil for a research scale carbon fiber processing line. The line will include Harper’s renowned oxidation ovens, LT and HT furnaces, as well as a state-of-the-art HMI supervisory control interface, material handling and material treatment systems including creels, winders, tensions stand, electrolysis, washing and drying, and waste gas abatement systems. The fully integrated and extensively outfitted microline has capacity to process continuous tows of carbon fiber with high precision and outstanding data collection capabilities. The system will be used largely for investigation into use of carbon fiber, as well as to expand the local knowledge base and proficiency at the university level. Harper’s client is leading the first step forward in the Brazilian market to develop a carbon fiber industry and technology expertise. Harper is an expert in fully integrated carbon fiber process lines, from microline scale systems focused on universities and research institutions, up to high volume production scales at greater than 4 meters wide capable of producing several thousand tons per year. The 3 meter wide full line design, pioneered by Harper and focused on linking 38 process steps to ensure the most efficient performance in a seamless and fluid plant operation, is leading the industry in utilization for new capacity expansion. For more information, visit: www.harperintl.com. Lancer Systems LP, an engineering and manufacturing group specializing in plastic, composite and fiber optic technologies, has announced the addition of an autoclave, press and kiln to the company’s line of manufacturing capabilities. Lancer’s engineering staff was also expanded with two recent hires so far this year, rounding out a surge in manufacturing and engineering capability for 2012. Lancer’s recent expansion includes the addition of a 4-foot by 6-foot autoclave, a 300 ton press and a 41-inch by 27-inch by 36-inch kiln. The autoclave generates 300psi at up to 650 degrees Fahrenheit. The press’ platen area measures 30 inches by 36 inches with an 18-inch stroke, 24-inch daylight and electric platens that reach 800 degrees Fahrenheit. The kiln with retort reaches 2200 degrees Fahrenheit and is plumbed for inert atmosphere. Together, the cell will allow for greater production and prototype capability. For more information, visit: http://www.lancer-systems.com/. Integran Technologies, Inc. (Integran) has announced that it has reached an agreement with Enduro Industries LLC to extend Enduro’s license exclusivity term for Integran’s nanocrystalline Cobalt electroplating process, Nanovate™ CoP, in the US fluid power market by five years. Enduro Industries LLC of Hannibal, Missouri, a subsidiary of PTC Alliance, and a major manufacturer of hard chrome steel bars and tubes for the fluid power industry, has successfully marketed a corrosion and wear resistant Nano-CobaltTM alternative alongside its conventional engineered hard chrome (EHC) Chromerod™ and Chromrod Extreme™ product lines. Integran originally developed Nanovate™-CoP as an alternative to hard chrome electroplating with funding assistance from the U.S. Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Defense Program (SERDP) and Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) as well as from Industry Canada’s Technology Partnership Canada (TPC) program, the Strategic Aerospace and Defense Initiative (SADI) program and Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). For more information, visit: www.integran.com. Zoltek Companies, Inc. has announced that it is working with Magna Exteriors and Interiors, an operating unit of Magna International Inc., under an exclusive global collaborative partnership to speed development of low-cost carbon fiber sheeting molding compounds (SMC) for the automotive industry. The newly developed carbon fiber SMC material will use Zoltek’s Panex®35 commercial carbon fiber combined with Magna’s unique EpicBlendSMC™ sheet molding compound formulations and production expertise. Under the brand name, EpicBlendSMC EB CFS-Z, the new material will enable Magna to offer an expanded range of lightweight parts and sub-systems for automotive, commercial truck and other markets. Additionally, Magna Exteriors and Interiors will be able to offer the EB CFS-Z sheet molding compound for sale directly to molders. For further information, contact: john.kowalik@zoltek.com. SAMPE Journal, Volume 48, No. 4, July/August 2012 http://www.harperintl.com http://www.umeco.com http://www.lancer-systems.com/ http://www.barrday.com http://www.airtechonline.com http://www.integran.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of SAMPE Journal - July/August 2012

SAMPE Journal - July/August 2012
Table of Contents
President’s Message
Technical Director’s Corner
Development of New Lightweight Hybrid Sandwich Cores using FDM Technology
Corporate Partners
Europe News & Views
SAMPE Europe’s SETEC 2012, Lucerne
SAMPE Journal Editorial Calender
Welcome SAMPE’s Newest Members
Materials & Products
Perspectives
Perspectives–The Art of a Well-Crafted BHAG
Out-of-Autoclave Sandwich Structure: Processing Study
SAMPE LinkedIn Communities
SAMPE Proceedings
SAMPE 2013|Long Beach Call for Papers
SAMPE Tech 2012|Charleston, SC
Industry News
Composite Payload Fairing Structural Architecture Assessment and Selection
SAMPE 2012|Baltimore-A Review
SAMPE 2012|Baltimore Photo Gallery
The SAMPE Foundation
Advertiser’s Index
Resource Center
SAMPE Membership Application
SAMPE Books & CD’s Order Form
Industry Events Calendar
Chapter Meetings Dates and Contacts

SAMPE Journal - July/August 2012