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The marine industry remains one of the most important markets for composites. In this month’s marine focus we look at two areas of development – attempts to ‘industrialise’ the boat manufacturing process (pages 2427), and the widening use of composite vessels in the patrol boat sector, where speed is becoming increasingly important (pages 18-22). In our technology report this month we take a look at filament winding. The good news it that equipment suppliers say that business in this sector is picking up, and the feature on pages 2833 illustrates some of the developments in equipment and applications now taking place. Software is a vital part of the filament winding process and on pages 34-37 we review the evolution of the Cadwind software
package over the past 20 years. One growing application of filament winding is in pressure vessels for natural gas vehicles and on pages 38-41 we outline a test method which could help increase the use of composites in this sector. Finally, we round off this issue with some guidelines for incorporating structural adhesives into the composite manufacturing process.
Amanda Jacob
Editor E-mail: [email protected]
Cover story
volume 50 number 2
This month’s cover shows a Harmony 47 (foreground) and a Harmony 42. These vessels are made by French boat builder Boat Industry System (BIS), which has developed an ‘industrialised’ process for the continuous production of the hull and deck mouldings. For a full report on the company see pages 24-27. (Cover picture courtesy of BIS.)
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Editorial Amanda Jacob Editor Tel: +44-(0)1865-843638 E-mail: [email protected]
Display Advertising
Building boats
Mark Sherman Global Business Development Tel: +44-(O)1865-843208 E-mail: [email protected] Sally Pye Advertising Sales - Europe & Asia Tel: +44-(0)1865-843081 E-mail: [email protected] Advertising Copy Controller Tel: +44-(0)1865-843819
Production Lin Lucas, Senior Production/Design Controller Joanne Salt, Advertising Production Coordinator
Marketing & Circulation Helena Bartosinska Marketing Manager Tel: +44-(0)1865-843821 E-mail: [email protected]
Address Elsevier Advanced Technology The Boulevard Langford Lane Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB UK Fax: +44-(0)1865-843971/843973 E-mail: [email protected] Websites: www.reinforcedplastics.com www.rpasia.com
Reinforced Plastics is published monthly by Elsevier Advanced Technology
Annual subscription Worldwide delivery US$340/304/¥40 300 (Payments in other currencies are subject to our prevailing exchange rate.) Prices are valid to the end of 2006 and include airmail delivery in Europe and airspeeded delivery elsewhere.
Free circulation enquiries Tower House, Sovereign Park Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 9EF, UK Tel: +44-(0)1858-439612 Fax: +44-(0)1858-434958 E-mail: [email protected]
Printed by Headley Brothers Ltd, Kent, UK. 02104 A member of the Reed Elsevier plc group Reinforced Plastics (ISSN 0034-3617) is published monthly by Elsevier Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. PERIODICALS POSTAGE paid at Rahway, NJ, USA. POSTMASTER: please send address corrections to Reinforced Plastics, 365 Blair Road, Avenel, NJ 07001.
The marine industry remains one of the most important markets for composites. In this month’s marine focus we look at two areas of development – attempts to ‘industrialise’ the boat manufacturing process (pages 2427), and the widening use of composite vessels in the patrol boat sector, where speed is becoming increasingly important (pages 18-22). In our technology report this month we take a look at filament winding. The good news it that equipment suppliers say that business in this sector is picking up, and the feature on pages 2833 illustrates some of the developments in equipment and applications now taking place. Software is a vital part of the filament winding process and on pages 34-37 we review the evolution of the Cadwind software
package over the past 20 years. One growing application of filament winding is in pressure vessels for natural gas vehicles and on pages 38-41 we outline a test method which could help increase the use of composites in this sector. Finally, we round off this issue with some guidelines for incorporating structural adhesives into the composite manufacturing process.
Amanda Jacob
Editor E-mail: [email protected]
Cover story
volume 50 number 2
This month’s cover shows a Harmony 47 (foreground) and a Harmony 42. These vessels are made by French boat builder Boat Industry System (BIS), which has developed an ‘industrialised’ process for the continuous production of the hull and deck mouldings. For a full report on the company see pages 24-27. (Cover picture courtesy of BIS.)
Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
February 2006
REINFORCEDplastics
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