If you missed the first day of COMPOSITES 2012, here’s a quick (and understated) summary of what happened: 7 committee meetings, 13 educations sessions, 29 technical paper presentations, a keynote by Rusty Wallace, and a vibrant opening reception at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas.
Michael Lepech, professor at Stanford University, believes that composite manufacturers need to use material tools to investigate and improve the marketability of green products in the marketplace. He expressed a number of ways that the composites industry can capitalize on green data in his COMPOSITES 2012 educational session, “Making Sense of the Green Product...
Benjamin Beerman, P.E., senior structural engineer at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), addressed attendees at COMPOSITES 2012 yesterday on the infrastructure market.
Green composites is a key focus area of COMPOSITES 2012, with nearly 20 sessions dedicated to recycling. One of those sessions was “Recycling Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Thermoset Composites,” led by Will Darracott, principal engineer—Civil Infrastructure EIT at the Composites Innovation Centre.
Safety is paramount in motor sports, and composite materials are driving safety, said NASCAR legend and ESPN/ABC Sports commentator Rusty Wallace in today’s General Session. He estimated that 30 percent of a racecar body is now composed of composites — and that figure will only grow. As an example, he highlighted the 8-inch-thick composite...
As the keynote speaker at today's Opening Session, former NASCAR driver and current ESPN commentator Rusty Wallace gave the crowd some food for thought and good advice on composites in the racing world. Here are few Composites Manufacturing found interesting.
New data from the University of Miami presented at the COMPOSITES 2012 Show in Las Vegas suggests that universities are leading the way for composite materials in developing markets. Products such as glass-fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) rebar, developed in the 1980s, are finding more uses in infrastructure markets where corrosion is an issue. To...
More composites manufacturers are creating and marketing environmentally friendly products, as architects and building designers seek sustainable materials and methods. Meanwhile, stricter state and federal health/safety guidelines in the workplace have increased the need for composites firms to offer products that are both user-friendly and environmentally safe.
When do you know if an investment makes sense, or when it’s smart to add fixed expenses to obtain extra sales? Many composites leaders simply use their gut feelings to make key business decisions.
The glass fiber industry has a very bright future thanks to product and process innovations. That’s the message Anne Berthereau, senior innovation leader of Owens Corning, told attendees at today’s morning session “High Performance Glass Fibers: From Lab to Market Scale—10 Year Trend.”
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