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Carbon fiber is one of the most popular composite materials chosen to replace metals, woods, and weaker plastics. A carbon fiber reinforced polymer offers excellent tensile strength and rigidity at comparably low weight. As with every manufacturing material, there are right and wrong ways to work with carbon fiber. If you are a seasoned fabricator, much of what you read in this post is probably already familiar to you. But if you are new to the carbon fiber game, the four tips listed here are particularly important. Knowing how to work with carbon fiber is as important as designing the parts you are hoping to build. 1. Handle with Care Carbon fiber materials are quite strong and durable. Still, they can be damaged with improper handling. We always advise customers to handle their materials with care. For example, carbon fiber fabric should be kept in its original packaging until you are ready to use it. If you don't use all the material in a single session, put what you do not use Read more...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rock West Composites Receives Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award Rock West Composites receives Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award for consistent performance excellence over a twelve-month period from 2018 to 2019. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) August 31, 2020 –Rock West Composites (RWC) today announced that it has received a 2019 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. RWC maintained a Silver composite performance rating for each month of the 12-month
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rock West Composites Adds Aluminum Honeycomb Core Sandwich Panels to Its Lineup Rock West Composites is adding aluminum honeycomb core sandwich panel products to its lineup, including panels with carbon fiber and aluminum skins, in response to an increase in customer requests for very strong, but lightweight, panel configurations. The sandwich panels with carbon fiber composite skins offer lighter weight with high performance, while the panels with aluminum skins provide a very affordable alternative. Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) July 15, 2020 – This month Rock West
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rock West Composites Targets Architecture and Design Markets by Adding Innovative Carbon Fiber Architectural Panels to Its Lineup This month Rock West Composites is increasing the options available in its store by adding carbon fiber architectural panels and other carbon fiber panels of various finishes for use in interior and exterior design projects. The company plans to expand into furniture, lighting and other high-end decorative products, which is yet another way the company is working to bring carbon fiber to a wider consumer market. Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rock West Composites Announces Quaranvent Design Competition Winner Rock West Composites held the Quaranvent Design Competition during the late spring in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in hopes of providing a fun activity for those living under quarantine. The competition concluded at the end of May, and the winning design, a 15-foot lightweight inflatable backpack kayak by Craig Monroe, was announced last week. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) July 4, 2020 – In early April, Rock West Composites (RWC) announced the Quaranvent Design Competition as a way of engaging with the
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rock West Composites Launches New Website Rock West Composites has just launched a new website after months of development. The current design offers multiple new features, intuitive site navigation, expanded products and content, faster speed across devices, and an improved purchase process. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 15, 2020 – This past week Rock West Composites (RWC) launched a new website and invites its customers and the public to visit. The goal of the redesign was to better communicate the company offering through reorganized navigation, improve user
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