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Composite Materials Manufacturing |
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AEWC has capacities for manufacturing and prototyping products, including resin infusion, filament winding, compression molding and injection molding as well as two comprehensive pilot plants, one for Strand Composites and the other for Composites Extrusion. The Strand Composites Pilot Plant enables companies to develop and test strand composite products in a comprehensive facility with state of the art manufacturing capacity while having access to the globally recognized expertise of AEWC faculty and staff. The Composites Extrusion Pilot Plant is an integral component in both funded research and industrial assistance. World leading Wood Plastic Composites scientists at AEWC work with conventional thermoplastics and specialty reinforced composites incorporating wood and natural fiber or nano-particle reinforced composites. Additionally, the Polymer and Interface Science Laboratory contains equipment for producing hybrid blends of polymer melts and liquid suspensions.
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