According to a recent pole of Composites Manufacturing readers, the three fastest growing composite markets are automotive at nearly 30 percent, followed closely by aerospace and renewable energies.
According to a recent pole of Composites Manufacturing readers, the three fastest growing composite markets are automotive at nearly 30 percent, followed closely by aerospace and renewable energies.
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Congress gave final approval late Friday afternoon to a $109-billion transportation funding bill. Included in the compromise legislation is a provision that calls for the use of total life-cycle cost analysis as part of the contract-awarding process for new federal projects. The result could be billions of dollars in new business for the composites...
Eleven composites industry professionals are being honored as the 2012 winners of the Bright Enthusiastic Skilled Trailblazing (B.E.S.T.) Recognition Program in the July/August issue of Composites Manufacturing (CM), the official magazine of the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA). The honorees were nominated by CM readers. Ranging in age from 30 to 67, this year’s...
MFG CP manufactured two piece column forms, which will be used specifically in the third Trade Center building reconstruction. The two piece column forms are 48 and 60 inches in diameter and range from 1-foot to 8-feet tall, which will allow the architects and construction workers to make concrete columns of various heights.
COMPOSITES 2013, the most diverse and dynamic event in North America for all users of composite materials, has opened its Call for Presentations. Produced annually by the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), COMPOSITES offers presenters a vital opportunity to share their expertise, advance industry knowledge and gain professional recognition. The deadline for submitting technical...
It’s renewal season and there are a lot of reasons for ACMA members to renew—and for nonmembers to join. If your resin systems use styrene you need no other reason. ACMA has been leading an industry-wide coalition to reform the government’s process for evaluating science and risk. Members of Congress are very interested in...
The Anacostia Waterfront initiative, a $10 billion investment to restore and revitalize the Anacostia River and its surrounding parks and neighborhoods, recently completed a 685-foot long and 16-foot wide pedestrian bridge that spans a road and several active railroad tracks.
Over 17,000 architects and fabricators from around the country gathered to attend the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Conference at the Convention Center in Washington, D.C., May 17-19. Composites are a relative newcomer to the wood, glass, metal and concrete heavy U.S. architectural market. In order to bridge the gap between manufacturers and architectural...
It’s the latest buzz phrase, green jobs! But what is considered a green job? What’s more confusing is that I hear the phrase everywhere but the definition is always different. When I was appointed to Governor Kitzhaber’s Transition Team to Grow Green Jobs in Oregon, the first question I asked was, “What’s a green...
