Corvette’s use of composite materials

Corvette’s use of composite materials

Corvette’s use of advanced materials began in 1953 when the first Corvettes were produced with all-fiberglass bodies. In fact, Chevrolet’s Corvette original 1953 Corvette was the first »mass-produced» automobile to use fiberglass-reinforced plastic parts. Every...
Resin Infusion Manufacturing Technology

Resin Infusion Manufacturing Technology

Resin infusion is a sophisticated technique for manufacturing high-performance, void-free composites even on large or complicated molds. In this manufacturing process, reinforcement is laid into the mold ‘‘dry’’, i.e. without any resin, and then enclosed in a...
How did the composites help during the race to space?

How did the composites help during the race to space?

»July 20, 2019, marked the 50-year anniversary of the first Apollo moon landing. Though at the time the Apollo capsule was built, the composites industry was still in its infancy and the materials were not yet in widespread use, the Apollo capsule used early composite...