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Ford technology
takes on boat design
FORD engineers
in
fluid dynamics
and finite ele-
rials
the design of AmericaOne, a yacht scheduled to compete in
ment modelling
will be used in
design. Ford is also expecting to
longed mould life are claimed
the America’s Cup race in New
rig, hull and appendages.
to be some of the features of US
Zealand next year.
EASE of application, minimum transfer to the part and pro-
firm
Specialty
Honey
Plus
Products mould
Co’s release
products. The cludes
the
Stripper,
family
Honey designed
in-
Plus Wax to
technolo-
gy as well as financial the
based
San team.
capabilities
Francisco,
support USA,
The car maker’s in
structural analysis of the yacht’s Ford computer
Ford is providing to
product
are helping
computational
neering
and
benefit
a
from
transfer,
aided engi-
(CAE) capabilities
will
help in the analysis of different
the
technology
including
understanding reinforced expected
hydrodynamic
a
better
of carbon
composites
fibre
that are
to find greater usage
boat designs as the team search-
in cars and trucks in the com-
es for optimal
ing decade (Reinforced Plastics,
strength
charac-
teristics with lightweight
mate-
May 1999).
clean
moulds of wax build-up between reconditioning, and the Honey Plus Mould Cleaner, which removes from
wax
and
build-up
production
moulds.
Honey Plus Liquid Compound is an abrasive
rubbing
com-
pound in liquid form which is said to be easy to apply and flows evenly to produce a high gloss finish, while Honey Plus Glaze ST Seal imparts a hard new surface coating on composite tooling. Honey Plus Wax is a paste wax designed for use by composite moulders who require
a
production
wax
mould release agent that also performs at high-exotherm moulding temperatures.
FiberSlM upgrade Composite Design Technologies Inc (CDT), Waltham, has Massachusetts, USA, released FiberSIMTM 3.1 software on the CATIA and
Rid your shop of styrene fumes without buying low-VOCresin STYRID”styrene suppressantisthe ready-to-use additive currently purchased by large resin producers to make low-VOC versions of their conventional polyester resins. Now, the same provenSTYRID@ additivethey useisavailabledirect-to-you in5 gallon pails and 55 gallon drumsat lowcost. Simply add SlYRID@styrene suppressant to yourcurrent polyester resin at typical concentrations ofO.6% (withno melting or pre-diluting) and you can: Complywith OSHAand EPA regulations Increase resin yields by 0.5 to 4.0% Improve worker morale and productivity Avoidthe premiumprice of low-VOC resins Eliminate thehighcostoffumescrubbers Avoideffects on properties, bonding, gel time
Unigraphics computer aided design (CAD) platforms. The new release is said to incorporate
improvements
that
will
enable engineers to optimize composite designs and interface with analysis packages more effectively. FiberSIM is a suite of software which transforms CAD systems into high performance tools for designing and manufacturing composite parts.
See for yourself how STyRID@ styrene suppressant reduces the odor ond increases the yield of the resin you ore using now. Call201-434-4700 for _free samale. ,
Specialty Products Company 75 MontgomerySt.,Box306
Jersey City, NJ 07303-0306
7
Tel:201-434-4700 Fax:201-434-6052 E-mail:[email protected] wwxspecialtypmducbco.com
5UPbA’E‘gjj
SPECIALTY PLEASE INSERT NUMBER 334 ON READER RESPONSE CARD
June 1999
REINFORCEDplastics
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Ford technology
takes on boat design
FORD engineers
in
fluid dynamics
and finite ele-
rials
the design of AmericaOne, a yacht scheduled to compete in
ment modelling
will be used in
design. Ford is also expecting to
longed mould life are claimed
the America’s Cup race in New
rig, hull and appendages.
to be some of the features of US
Zealand next year.
EASE of application, minimum transfer to the part and pro-
firm
Specialty
Honey
Plus
Products mould
Co’s release
products. The cludes
the
Stripper,
family
Honey designed
in-
Plus Wax to
technolo-
gy as well as financial the
based
San team.
capabilities
Francisco,
support USA,
The car maker’s in
structural analysis of the yacht’s Ford computer
Ford is providing to
product
are helping
computational
neering
and
benefit
a
from
transfer,
aided engi-
(CAE) capabilities
will
help in the analysis of different
the
technology
including
understanding reinforced expected
hydrodynamic
a
better
of carbon
composites
fibre
that are
to find greater usage
boat designs as the team search-
in cars and trucks in the com-
es for optimal
ing decade (Reinforced Plastics,
strength
charac-
teristics with lightweight
mate-
May 1999).
clean
moulds of wax build-up between reconditioning, and the Honey Plus Mould Cleaner, which removes from
wax
and
build-up
production
moulds.
Honey Plus Liquid Compound is an abrasive
rubbing
com-
pound in liquid form which is said to be easy to apply and flows evenly to produce a high gloss finish, while Honey Plus Glaze ST Seal imparts a hard new surface coating on composite tooling. Honey Plus Wax is a paste wax designed for use by composite moulders who require
a
production
wax
mould release agent that also performs at high-exotherm moulding temperatures.
FiberSlM upgrade Composite Design Technologies Inc (CDT), Waltham, has Massachusetts, USA, released FiberSIMTM 3.1 software on the CATIA and
Rid your shop of styrene fumes without buying low-VOCresin STYRID”styrene suppressantisthe ready-to-use additive currently purchased by large resin producers to make low-VOC versions of their conventional polyester resins. Now, the same provenSTYRID@ additivethey useisavailabledirect-to-you in5 gallon pails and 55 gallon drumsat lowcost. Simply add SlYRID@styrene suppressant to yourcurrent polyester resin at typical concentrations ofO.6% (withno melting or pre-diluting) and you can: Complywith OSHAand EPA regulations Increase resin yields by 0.5 to 4.0% Improve worker morale and productivity Avoidthe premiumprice of low-VOC resins Eliminate thehighcostoffumescrubbers Avoideffects on properties, bonding, gel time
Unigraphics computer aided design (CAD) platforms. The new release is said to incorporate
improvements
that
will
enable engineers to optimize composite designs and interface with analysis packages more effectively. FiberSIM is a suite of software which transforms CAD systems into high performance tools for designing and manufacturing composite parts.
See for yourself how STyRID@ styrene suppressant reduces the odor ond increases the yield of the resin you ore using now. Call201-434-4700 for _free samale. ,
Specialty Products Company 75 MontgomerySt.,Box306
Jersey City, NJ 07303-0306
7
Tel:201-434-4700 Fax:201-434-6052 E-mail:[email protected] wwxspecialtypmducbco.com
5UPbA’E‘gjj
SPECIALTY PLEASE INSERT NUMBER 334 ON READER RESPONSE CARD
June 1999
REINFORCEDplastics
19