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Carbon Fiber Snowmobile Project 02 July 2010, 22.06
Carbon Fiber Snowmobile Project
Advanced Composites, Inc. was proud to assist two ACI employees, Sean Wilson and Marshall Maughan, with their Senior Mechanical Engineering project at the University of Utah. ACI supplied technical advice on
Advanced Composites SAMPE Presentation
Dan Hannula and other ACI staff prepared and presented a paper for SAMPE at the May 18, 2010 conference held in Seattle, WA.  The topic was Process Control In A Wet Filament Winding Manufacturing Environment.
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Aramid Fiber

Composite vessel wound using an Aramid fiberAramid fiber is an organic fiber produced by axially aligned aromatic polyamide polymer molecules that are hydrogen bonded together into radial plates. Aramid is often combined with a polyester or epoxy matrix, offers exceptional tensile strength and toughness, but poor compressive and moisture resistant properties. The most widely used aramid fibers are Kevlar® and Twaron®.