The amount of carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP) used in the global automotive industry is still small, confined mostly to racecars, supercars and high-end luxury vehicles. However, recent ...

MODEC, Inc. and Toray Industries, Inc. announced that they have jointly developed a carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) patch technique for repairs on Floating Production, Storage and Offloading ...

Until something better and too far-fetched for us to consider at this time comes along, things leaving our planet will need rockets to do so. And those rockets will need fuel, which has to be stored ...

Toray Industries, Inc., announced that it was one of three joint recipients of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award in the Electricity category of the Sixth Infrastructure Maintenance ...

For steel-structured ships and offshore oil and gas production units, corrosion is a constant threat and maintenance an ongoing challenge. The most common “crop and renew” repair technique uses “hot ...

ABSTRACT As aircraft programs currently ramp up, productivity of assembly processes needs to be improved while keeping quality, reliability and manufacturing cost requirements. Efficiency of the ...

The use of a building or civil engineering structure may change throughout the course of its service life - for example, its function can change, loads can increase or higher building standards become ...

DLR's thermoplastics technology is suitable for the production of large aircraft components CFRP pressure bulkhead – state-of-the-art welding technology from Augsburg was used to bond the curved ...

Many vessel operators that experience leaks to piping, pipe fittings, and bulkheads have, in recent years, turned to the HydraWrap system. Used to repair leaking pipe systems and prevent downtime, the ...