As a PhD student at the University of Michigan, Joseph Rakow’s research carried him from advanced composites laboratories into failure analysis. Rakow has expertise in structural and mechanical engineering with emphasis on composites. As a failure analysis associate, companies call on him to figure out the how and why of a composite failure in...
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 PSP Southampton Boat show will showcase everything from eco-friendly yachts, classic fishing smacks and WWII launches, when it starts on September 10. Scottish Adventurer Jock Wishart plans a rowing expedition, using composite boats, to the North Pole. According to the latest reports, aerospace manufacturer TenCate sales doubled in the first half of 2010....
All Nippon Airways began using the first lightweight carbon composite cargo containers. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology have developed a new thermoplastic fiber composite for safer cars. An SPE conference keynote speaker from McLaren Automotive will discuss the company’s carbon fiber-reinforced-plastic safety cell or MonoCell. Wausaukee Composites received tax credits from Michigan...
This week in composites industry news: The Seattle Boat Show took place last week, giving attendees a chance to shop around with 90-minute sailboat rides, free stand up paddleboard lessons and other demos. Seawind Catamarans was named the Australian Marine Exporter of the Year during the Sydney International Boat Show. Florida-based Catalina Yachts launched its new Catalina...
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...
Progress comes about incrementally and collaboratively. It builds on the foundation of what came before it. It takes time to realize breakthroughs. That’s one reason why the research and development that takes place in higher learning institutions is so important. Researchers and their students don’t face the same pressures as industry to commercialize ideas,...
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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.
Under the U.S. financial Reform Bill, which is about to become law, auto, marine and RV dealers will be excluded from the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Speaking of dealers, the Small Business Administration Dealer Floor Plan program is set to end in September if an extension doesn’t pass.
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