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Their corporate folks really messed up the web site making it hard to find details about their products without opening a variety of slow Acrobat files. But they offer small quality runs of prepreg for both tooling and products.

If you do not have an autoclave their LTM24ST is a great prepreg for oven processing - it renders a flawless, void-free surface with oven/vacuum bag curing. Out-time is limited on many of their products.

     If your organization is starting a new aircraft program, Nelcote's (formerly Fibercote) E-765 Prepreg Systems are pre-approved by the FAA under the AGATE program.

     Qualification is still required, but under a far less costly test effort. 3K T300 plain weave, 6K T300 5HS, T700 carbon unitape are qualified along with 7781 e-glass. T700 12K twill and plain weave reinforcement are currently be certified.

     Two free publications on composites. Their web page contains the much coveted "Source Book" (Seems they always cut your subscription just before they issue it).

     The Greybeards of the Industry with a good flow of new blood. Glad to see they finally got their own web page!

     This is the old Fiberglass Fabricators Association now with "Composites" in their name for marketing appeal. Some good basic information if you dabble in polyester (ugh).

Will this FAST Search Engine take over Google? The "Live Search" option is interesting.

Finally they list us!

Google Advanced Search

The advanced search is the way to search and the link above saves a mouse click.

Google Image Search

Amazing what you can find real fast!

The latest news with some hot gossip thrown in.

From great to just weird.

A day without Dilbert is like a day without . . .

     20 bucks a month gets you all the DVD's you can view if you are good at mailing them back right after you view them. I'm sold!

     The US Patent Office now allows you to read complete patents and view the graphics (with a browser plug-in). In the past you could read the abstract only and had to pay $$$ for a snail mail copy.

     Latest Internet Software Download Site and somewhat of an Institution on the Web (long since sold and not too great anymore).