CAD/CAM software supplier Delcam and F1 composite components supplier have worked together to develop processes for machining composites which, according to Delcam, can produce composite components to ...

Figure 1. ASTM D8287 sandwich CAI test fixture and specimen. Photo Credit, all images: Dan Adams Damage tolerance testing of composites refers to the testing of specimens with a centrally located ...

Synthetic-quartz-composite mixtures cast to tolerance and use less energy than casting iron. The dark days of energy-hogging, poorly toleranced cast parts are over. A new casting method dampens ...

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) has been around since the 1940s, yet it is unappreciated as a way of finding bad designs before parts get made. • Tolerances are a vital part of ...