Larry J. Ashton This is Me

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1. 1. Rocky Mountain Composites, Inc.

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   Published on: 1/26/2008   Last Visited: 1/26/2008

   With intuitive ability to combine the ‘art' and the ‘science' of winding, RMC's founder, Larry Ashton, is responsible for the development of many filament winding techniques which are now considered mainstream in winding technology.

2. 2. ACMA - Press Release

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   Published on: 9/11/2007   Last Visited: 7/11/2008

   Larry Ashton and Jacques and Margot Kohn have been named as ACMA's 2007 Lifetime Achievement winners.
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   Larry Ashton, currently chairman and chief scientist for Rocky Mountain Composites, has devoted more than fifty years to the composites industry.Ashton's early career began with the legendary Hughes Aircraft and Hercules-Baccus Works in the development of missiles for strategic and tactical weaponry and aerospace applications.During his work with Hercules, Ashton was mentored by filament winding pioneer Dick Young.
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   Ashton went on to found Engineering Technology Corporation (ENTEC), the first company to produce a line of commercial filament winding machines.Several other successful composite technology engineering and manufacturing companies followed including Fiber Science Incorporated, Fiber Technology Corporation, Ashton Engineering, Winding Technologies, Aerotrans Corporation and Rocky Mountain Composite (RMC).
   
   Larry Ashton holds more than 10 patents, and many of the manufacturing practices in the industry today are the result of lessons he learned through trial and error.He is most widely known for his innovative approaches in matching materials and processes to reduce manufacturing costs of composite structures.Today, he is working with Spectrum Aeronautical in the development of an all-composite twin engine business jet.

3. 3. All-Composite Spectrum 33 Twinjet Takes Flight

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   Published on: 10/26/2006   Last Visited: 10/26/2006

   The fibeXtm process was pioneered by Larry Ashton, RMC's Chairman.