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RCF Technologies’ Reusable Inflatable High Temp Bladder: The Future of Manufacturing Thermoplastics
Game Changing Technology In the realm of thermoplastic manufacturing, a significant challenge is the absence of a suitable inflatable bladder that can both meet the necessary temperature requirements as well as reliably produce geometrically complex and hollow components with high mechanical performance. This predicament has limited the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the process. However, RCF […]
Selecting Insulation Solutions: Thermal, Acoustic, and Fire Protection
Insulation is a critical factor in aircraft design. It is vital to ensure components like pipes and ducts utilized in high-temperature environments, wings, fuselage, airframe, and engine areas receive proper thermal protection. Selecting the best materials to provide the highest levels of thermal management, acoustic insulation, and fire safety is essential to keep the crew […]
Elastomer-integrated Composite Grows High-temperature Application Options
RCF Technologies (Vidalia, Ga., U.S.) produces a material called Rishon, an elastomer that integrates the capabilities of rubber into composites. In short, Rishon combines the properties of fabrics and elastomers into a single, homogeneous product. Including RCF’s proprietary elastomer through the weave of a fabric achieves a novel material with distinctive properties. For example, Rishon […]
Reducing Vibration
Vibration is an inescapable variable in aerospace. Airplane parts can only handle so much fatigue before they begin to degrade or fail. The longevity of instruments and avionics, landing gear, baffling, engine mounts, and even the airframe itself can be drastically impacted by the presence of excess vibration. click here for video The Impact of […]
Solving the Two Most Common Problems with High Temperature Gaskets
Gaskets play a crucial role in maintaining a secure seal between connected parts or surfaces, preventing fluid leaks and energy transfer. However, when it comes to high temperature applications, gaskets face two primary challenges: compression set due to prolonged exposure to high temperatures and extrusion or blow out caused by high pressure. Below, we will […]
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AEROSPACE SUPPLY CHAIN 101
The aerospace supply chain is quite complex. This should come as no surprise given that there are between 2 and 6 million parts that must be assembled in order to successfully build various types of aircraft. With so many components and materials involved, each supplier must fulfill its role in order to achieve the final […]
What Can Be Expected When Buying Handmade Products?
What Can Be Expected When Buying Customized and Handmade Products? BY PAULIE ROSE Customization vs. Handmade The concept of customization has been adopted by many businesses over the last few decades. It was incorporated to promote exclusivity. Customized products were a status symbol, a vehicle to make consumers with massive budgets feel special. Handmade products, […]
High Temp, Fireproof, Flexible Material: Rishon® vs. Rubber
Rubber Rubber is an essential material used in several industries. Rubber has played an important role throughout the development of human civilization and continues to be of great importance today. The use of rubber is so significant that the global market size of rubber stood at USD 40.77 Billion in 2019 and is projected to […]
Thirty-one Georgia Companies Receive 2020 GLOBE Awards, Four Recognized as Exporters of the Year
ATLANTA, December 3, 2020 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced its International Trade division’s 2020 GLOBE Award recipients. This state-led awards program highlights Georgia companies that entered new international markets in the previous year. During calendar year 2019, GLOBE winners from 17 counties across Georgia collectively entered 75 new international markets. “Success […]
RCF Intro Video
RCF Technologies President and CEO, Diane Zimnavado, discusses our proprietary material, Rishon®.