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Molded composites cut cost of unmanned aerial vehicles.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
Advanced Materials & Processes, May, 2005
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A switch to injection-molded parts from thermoset composites has provided a significant cost savings in the manufacture of unmanned aerial vehicles at Allied Aerospace in Newport News, Va. Victrex PEEK, a high-performance thermoplastic, is now the material of choice for the housing, stator, and control vanes on the EMAV, or electric micro-aerial vehicle, says Victrex USA, Greenville, S.C.
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The ability to mold parts with hollow cross-sections translates to high stiffness to weight ratios that are difficult to achieve with metal or thermoset composites on a relative cost basis. The ...
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