Q&A Interviews
Q&A: AWEA CEO Says it’s Time for the U.S. to Step-Up Production
Denise Bode is CEO of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). She is a nationally recognized energy policy expert and has more than 30 years experience in the energy field, including DEO of the American Clean Skies Foundation, President of the Independent Petroleum Association of America and a tax partner in a D.C.-based law... »
Q&A: Composites Manager Foresees Trend Toward Industrialization
Graham Harvey started as a structural engineer for Brown and Root. He became interested in composites and joined the marine industry 22 years ago. Looking ahead, he shares his views of the growth, and growing pains, composites have in store. »
Q&A: Why the Green Movement Is Here to Stay
BYK makes additives for composite applications in the construction, transportation, automotive, recreation, and wind energy markets. Applications include wind blades, fiberglass tubs, boat hulls, automotive body panels, and duroskins for fiberglass doors. The additives are designed to improve the processing or air release in spray-up and lay-up manufacturing as well as the casting process... »
Q&A: An A-Ha Moment Opens New Markets for Composites
Gordon Brown is a veteran of the composites industry, having worked at Strongwell, Owens Corning and Hexcel. Now a consultant, he developed the process behind Flexi-StiX, an idea to take extruded PVC tubing and give it structural purposes. Though the product could be used in many potential markets, it is initially being targeted in... »
Q&A: Which Automakers Are Most Likely to Use Composites?
David Stewart has been working in the automotive industry for over 20 years, taking technology out of labs and applying it to mass production environments. He owns a research firm, Stewart Automotive Research, and was just named chief executive of Zoltek Automotive, a new subsidiary from the carbon fiber supplier. »
Q&A:Sporting Goods Industry Adopts Multi-Walled Nanotubes
Applied Nanotech Holdings is a research and commercialization that has developed a process involving multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) which it says could help products increase their mechanical properties even while weighing less. »
Q&A: Fiberglass Still Material of Choice for Most Boatbuilders
John McKnight has worked for the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) for 16 years, where he’s responsible for tracking environment, health, and safety regulations and regulatory compliance issues. Prior to joining NMMA, he was environmental engineer at Witco Chemical Corporation. »
Q&A: Technical Knowledge Sells Composites, says Award-Winning Manufacturer
John Hillman developed the hybrid-composite beam (HCB), a bridge beam using a combination of fiberglass, steel and concrete. Eventually, he formed the HC Bridge Company with the purpose of commercializing this new technology. He was recently named 2010 Innovator of the Year by Engineering News-Record. »
Tap Into Industry Knowledge
Summer has finally arrived and CM Interviews has decided to take a little R&R in its honor. Well, that and the small fact that it’s the 4th of July weekend. So, while there’s no new Q&A this week, the good news is it gives you time to catch up on interviews you may have... »
Q&A: Constant Learning Crucial to Success
Apex Racing Skates manufactures high-performance speed skating boots out of carbon fiber. The company’s founder, Mathieu Turcotte, is a skater himself and wanted to make a product that was light and stiff and had all the qualities an athlete desires. His small business of five employees manufactures and sells these skates. »
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