Q&A – New Technology Integrating Composites in Sports & Rec

January 17, 2012
Q&A – New Technology Integrating Composites in Sports & Rec

Steve Ehlers is the vice president of golf club innovation and development at Callaway Golf in Carlsbad, Calif. Ehlers has over 30 years working with composites, 20 of them in the aerospace industry working with large structures such as spacecrafts and helicopters. In 1997, he moved into consumer products and was interested in the...

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Vestas Trims Jobs to Increase Competition

January 17, 2012
Vestas Trims Jobs to Increase Competition

The world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer Vestas, based in Aarhus, Denmark, cut 2,335 jobs in order to save $191 million in 2012.

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Composites in the News Last Week

January 16, 2012

Toray purchased Arkema’s Soficar shares and renamed the facility Toray Carbon Fibers Europe. The site is capable of producing 10,400,000 pounds of carbon fiber annually. New composites manufacturing techniques mimic seashell structures to increase strength.

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Composites: Taking Art to the Streets

January 12, 2012
Composites: Taking Art to the Streets

Artist Walter Geiger recently designed functional sculptures to inspire Orlando citizens in his composite outdoor bus stop shelters. His collection, named the Cascade series, was installed in September 2011 after three years of development. Geiger wanted to put art in a public space and bring FRP composites into the limelight of a new market...

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Q&A – Manufacturers Take a Breath, the Worst is Behind You

January 10, 2012
Q&A – Manufacturers Take a Breath, the Worst is Behind You

Ray MacNeil is the principal at Ray MacNeil Composites Consulting in Wexford, Pa. He has over 39 years of experience working in the composites industry and previously worked for PPG Industries’ Fiber Glass Division.

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Composites in the News Last Week

January 9, 2012
Composites in the News Last Week

U.S. manufacturing industry considered a bright spot in the economy. Boeing closes Kansas plant in preparation for U.S. defense budget cuts. Engineers are optimistic about job opportunities in 2012.

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