Galvanized by the listing of styrene as a “reasonably anticipated” carcinogen in the 12th Report on Carcinogens (RoC) released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in mid-June of 2011, the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) has been working hard on Capitol Hill to advance what it views as a common sense...
Jack Wallace started working in the wind energy market in 1985. In 1998, he came up with the idea to build variable link blades for wind turbines but he didn’t know how to manufacture the fiberglass components. He taught himself how to make a wind blade and attended the COMPOSITES 2006 in Saint Louis...
Juliet Marine Systems (JMS) in Portsmouth, N.H., recently revealed to the public the next big product in naval warfare. The GHOST watercraft is a small vessel that uses a combination of aircraft and boat technology to “fly” on the water using two buoyant tubular foils and a gas turbine. The ship is undetectable by...
Qatar Airways is tired of the delays from Airbus and Boeing – it needs planes now. Akbar Al Baker, president of Qatar Airways announced that the three-year delay in the new airplane designs is halting the progress of airlines in the Middle East and that he’s not afraid of investing in Chinese manufacturers. “Why...
Ford Motor Company partnered with Dow Automotive Systems to help reduce the weight of new cars by up to 750 pounds and lower the cost of composite parts. MFG provided fiberglass concrete forms to create fab level for the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the University of Albany.
Ford Motor Company has been making huge strides towards automotive improvements. In the first week in April, the company announced that they are hiring approximately 1,000 new employees to help develop fuel efficient cars.
Last week Composites Manufacturing interviewed Clayton Triggs, business developer at Swift Engineering, on the role of composites in motorsports. This week, he’s back again and discussing the dual role of composites within aerospace and automotive, and how his company is thriving within the two markets.
The national Manufacturing ISM Report on Business, released on April 2, 2012, announced that U.S. manufacturing grew for the 32nd consecutive month in a row. Manufacturing companies reported strong production numbers and additional employment. Economists believe that this growth in manufacturing is contributing to the economic stability.
The new AKOYA water aircraft by LISA Airplanes, based in LeBourget du Lac, France, was uniquely designed to use composites in all the weight-bearing primary structures including the wings and fuselage. Why, because the sporty amphibious plane needed to be ultra lightweight and waterproof.
The SRT Dodge Viper is back! And the bold, beautiful, carbon fiber machine is stirring up the automotive marketplace. Welcome back to the industry’s golden child —the Dodge SRT Viper—one of the largest composite innovators of the last decade. This is the first new Viper model since Chrysler almost sold the brand to prevent...
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