The way customers are buying has been the biggest change and many companies have not responded. The marketplace has changed drastically in so many ways - technology and productivity improvements, global competition, changing demographics, regulation changes etc. One of the things that has not changed enough is the way manufacturing companies market themselves. Many...
Carbon fiber plies are thinner than typical fibers and have fewer defects, which naturally helps plies to carry larger loads. “Both nanocomposites and thin plies have more surface area than traditional fibers,” says Dr. Ajit Kelkar, professor at North Carolina A&T University. “Think of a typical fiber as a rope. If there is one...
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...
Dave Giovannini is the general manager of MFG South Dakota, a 32,500 square foot composite manufacturing facility with over 400 employees in Aberdeen. MFG South Dakota produces wind blades for large companies like General Electric (GE) Wind. Giovannini has a long career working with rotating equipment, including compressors and turbines. Over a year ago,...
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.
Each year the Geneva Auto Show brings the world a new class of cars that have been researched and produced by the auto industry. Take a look at four flashy designs that caught our eye.
It has begun. The Chicago-Saint Louis line in Illinois will soon test 110-mph trains on 20 miles of track. The goal is to improve the eight train lines in the state over the next four to five years, at least, depending on funding and federal approval. According to Illinois DOT, most of the work...
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