Ironically, LCOA Composites developed the DeadStop to keep police from coming to a dead stop. Targeted to help domestic police departments, SWAT teams and other government agencies, the DeadStop is a new lightweight police shield made from a composite hybrid material. The lightweight material gives the shield a multi-hit capability. For example, it can...
The city of Sioux Falls is replacing collapsed wastewater pipes with fiberglass pipes. Axion will present a case study on the installation of recycled plastic railroad bridges at the Army Transportation Corps’ Ft. Eustis training facility in Virginia. The EU plans to impose higher tariffs on Chinese fiberglass.
The defense industry has been one of the biggest investors in composites over the past few years. While much of the material is used in vehicles and infrastructure to protect lives, an equally-important consideration is the apparel soldiers wear.
This Sunday marks the Fourth of July. The night skies will be alight with fireworks and sparklers, and these companies hope to spark up their businesses with some new products:
Many associations played a strong role in infrastructure developments. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) released a report emphasizing the need for states to increase highway and bridge capacity in their communities. Representatives from the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) met with the Department of Energy (DOE) to showcase how...
Many modern modes of transportation may make you forget that other modes of transportation exist, but one such mode—shipping—is still a large percentage of the importing/exporting business. Sadly, however, much of the shipping technology remains archaic and therefore susceptible to modern modes of thievery. Right now, less than five percent of shipping containers are...
Fokker Aerospace, founded in 1919, is one of the largest aircraft manufacturers in the world, until aluminum replaced wooden structures as the norm. Almost 100 years later, the company has again made a name for itself in aerospace, supplying composites parts for Gulfstream, Airbus and other companies. Fokker’s director of R&D Arnt Offringa has...
Boeing calls its Dreamliner wing stress test a success, one that will determine whether the program can complete its certification by year-end. Elsewhere, testing got underway on Bombardier’s new CSeries aircraft composite demonstrator wing. The company says the new CSeries is scheduled to launch in 2013. And Web Industries, a custom manufacturing and development...
Composite domes are largely used for disaster relief efforts (such as hurricane recovery) and for military settings. Oregon-based Envirodome, however, is marketing these composite domes for a different customer: the home consumer. They hope to appeal to the environmentally-conscious customer with a structure that is more adept to the elements.
Volkswagen announced it will make a limited edition vehicle for 2010 that achieves a weight of about 630 pounds by incorporating larger doses of carbon fiber. Innovative Composites International Inc. filed a patent application covering construction of housing systems fabricated from thermoplastic composite sandwich panels. Bombardier selected AAR Corp. to manufacture composite flap track...
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