FASTEN BY SOUND

Aztex Inc., of Waltham, Mass., is transitioning to the manufacturing stage of a low-cost, low-weight process that fastens most composite materials using tiny fiber rods and ultrasonic pressure. The room-temperature technique, called Z-fiber, produces joints that are stronger and more damage tolerant...

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