Get the Lead Out: How Advanced Composites Revolutionized Cycling Professional cycling is obsessed with performance and cost is rarely an issue. The difference between glory and a mere "notable" finish is, more frequently than not, a fraction of a second over the course of a 100-mile race. Composites in bikes can make that fraction of a second difference. By Chris Red

New Stand-Up MRI Design Saw the RTM Light
A few years ago Integrated Design Systems (IDS) was chosen by Fonar to develop a set of covers for the new stand up MRI system. Project highlights included working with the current president of Fonar, Dr. Raymond Damadian, the inventor of the MRI. What challenges in design and fabrication did IDS encounter?
Case Study by Michael Paloian

Trapped Tooling: Build the Unbuildable
Fear of complexity in the high performance industry has dissipated and, as a result, "impossible" parts are now being made and put into service. A particularly challenging area of toolmaking for composites is in accommodating "trapped" shapes. An internal tool will be considered trapped whenever an internal dimension is larger than any of the exit dimensions or if an undercut prevents tool removal. What types of trapped tooling solutions are now available?
By Linda Clements

Columns:

ACMA Up Front - ACMA Executive Director and CM Publisher Missy Henriksen, fetes Alcan Baltek's George Dohn and Gruber Systems' Louis Garasi who will be inducted into ACMA's Composites Hall of Fame, and corrosion-resistant pioneer Frank Cassis who will receive the association's 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Reinforced People - CM contributor and ACMA board member Lori Luchak warns business owners about the dangers of methamphetamine abuse in the workplace.

Regulatory Perspectives - ACMA Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs John Schweitzer reminds the industry that MACT is right around the corner and that most composites manufacturers have less than a year to comply.

Pulling Strings - ACMA's Roxanne Fraver interviews Royal Fiberglass Pools General Manager Tony Herbert.