Automated Dynamics Develops Carbon Fiber Composite Component For Deep-Sea Use

    SCHUYLERVILLE, NY, September 24, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Automated Dynamics announced that it has developed a high-performance carbon fiber composite hydraulic pump with Cameron, a leading provider of flow equipment products, systems and services to worldwide oil, gas and process industries. The new machine component was displayed at the 2010 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas.

The large capacity hydraulic pump has several components composed of a proprietary PEEK carbon composite and is designed to operate in ultra-deep water applications. The use of advanced composite materials was driven by the desire to minimize the deflections of the inner and outer barrel under service loading conditions to insure the annular piston seal performance was maximized. Other features of the design included optimization of the composite/metal interface, inclusion of a washout port and the introduction of a metallic liner.

"The use of advanced composite materials has allowed us to redesign a machine component to operate at depths that challenge conventional materials designs," said Ronald B. Bucinell, Ph.d., P.E., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Union College. Bucinell conducted the finite element analysis of the component. "It also meets all design objectives while maintaining industry accepted factors of safety and compatibility with mating components."

"This is an exciting product that we're proud to be developing with Cameron," said James Harty, vice president, Sales and Marketing, Automated Dynamics. "By using a high-performance carbon fiber and PEEK matrix composite in conjunction with precise fiber placement technologies, we minimize water absorption, marine biofouling and weight while optimizing the material construction to meet the demanding functional and form-fit requirements."

Automated Dynamics manufactures advanced composite structures and high-performance composite processing equipment. Through the development of innovative processes--automated fiber placement and automated tape laying--the company delivers strong, light-weight structures that solve complex problems for clients in the aerospace, defense, oil field, and other commercial/industrial markets.

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Michael Conlin, President, Mae Communications, 518-538-7269.

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