Seeing is believing, and the show floor at COMPOSITES 2012 will include live demonstrations to help attendees grow their businesses. One will be the Lean Mean Closed Mold Machine, where composites professionals will “learn the secrets of closed molding,” says Marcy Offner, marketing manager at Composites One, a leading distributor of composite materials, and chair...
The composites industry is going through exciting changes. It continues to triumph through economic and regulatory hardship while pushing forward into new areas. From adoption in aviation, innovation in automotive and increased utilization throughout industry segments such as renewable energy and infrastructure, it never ceases to innovate, develop new technologies, products and processes.
As we start the New Year I think, “What a great time to be in the composite industry!” There will be many new composite products developed around energy efficiency and more opportunities for expansion. For example, UPS trucks, U.S. streetcars, wind turbines and more. The growing demand for light weight, high strength-to-weight ratio and...
Composites by their nature are modifiable and adaptable, so do they have a place at Caterpillar Inc., a company renowned for its heavy-duty equipment? Not only do composites have a place, says COMPOSITES 2012 speaker John Unser, they are integral to Caterpillar’s materials plan. “The goal of our group at Caterpillar is to double...
Competitive snowboarders rely on a slim piece of fiberglass and some plastic strapping to ride down the sleek, often precarious slopes like the Colorado Rocky Mountains. In stiff competition, snowboarders must trust the equipment they bring to the slopes to keep from breaking in harsh conditions. Especially when the boards are tested in extreme...
Saint Paul Island is located in the middle of the Bering Sea and is home to the largest Northern Fur Seal breeding ground the in the world. American scientists have been conducting research at the site since 1911, counting the colony’s population and observing new-born seal behavior. To stay aloof of the marine mammals,...
Marine: Anchored or Ready to Set Sail? For the first time in several years, the marine segment has better news to report in terms of customer demand and improving business results among boat fabricators. Boat making was one of the early success stories for composites proving itself a better performing and more cost-effective material, and...
The September/October issue of Composites Manufacturing magazine featured research projects underway at universities worldwide. We also received an update on one project, the bike-manufacturing IsoTruss technology, included in last year’s article on university research. Here we catch up with Brigham Young University alumnus and CEO of Altus Poles Mark Jensen, who is manufacturing and...
The composites industry is going through exciting changes. It continues to triumph through economic and regulatory hardship while pushing forward into new areas. From adoption in aviation, innovation in automotive and increased utilization throughout industry segments such as renewable energy and infrastructure, it never ceases to innovate, develop new technologies, products and processes.
The Canadian government predicts that it will spend $74 billion to repair and maintain concrete bridges and other concrete structures across its country. Recent advances in glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) research for rehabilitating parking garages and bridges are persuading the Canadian government to take a second look at the material to help expand...
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