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Composite Marine Rigging / Cabling Technology

The use of lightweight composite materials provides a new rigging solution at one-third of the weight of rod. Designing with composites offers more options in terms of diameters, strength and stiffness.

From Future Fibres Rigging Systems S.L. 16 May 2013

Composite Cable / Wire in Cranes and Mining Equipment

Pendants are employed on many different types of machinery, ranging from mining equipment to cranes. Steel is the traditional material used for pendant lines.

From Future Fibres Rigging Systems S.L. 16 May 2013

Composites in Formula 1 – Composite Wheel Safety Tethers

Future Fibres has been playing a key role in the development of composite fibers for more than a decade. Building on its know-how, the company is now the standard for innovation and quality in the rigging industry.

From Future Fibres Rigging Systems S.L. 16 May 2013

Composites in Yacht Rigging / Chandlery

Vibration is not a new problem on yachts and is predominantly due to rigging. Composite cables are vulnerable to vibration owing to their low weight with respect to their length and cable vibration is a sign of another underlying problem.

From Future Fibres Rigging Systems S.L. 16 May 2013

Copper UNS C12210

Copper and its alloys have been used for centuries. It has a reddish-orange color. The UNS numbers C10100 to C13000 indicate pure copper. Pure copper is soft and malleable, and is used in several applications requiring high electrical and thermal conductivity.

14 May 2013

The Importance of Metals Testing and Testing Standards

David Fry, Static Metals Market Manager for Instron, talks to AZoM about the need for accurate metals testing and the equipment required for this.

From Instron - USA 14 May 2013

Understanding Sputtering for Thin Film Deposition

Thin film deposition is a vacuum technique to apply coatings of pure materials onto the surface of many different objects. The coatings are composed of a single material or layers of multiple materials, with a thickness range of angstroms to microns.

From Semicore Equipment, Inc. 14 May 2013

Introduction to In-Line PVD Sputtering Systems

In in-line PVD sputtering systems, substrates are linearly passed beneath one or more sputter cathodes to obtain their thin film coating. This motion is facilitated by loading the substrates onto a carrier or pallet.

From Semicore Equipment, Inc. 14 May 2013