More composites manufacturers are creating and marketing environmentally friendly products, as architects and building designers seek sustainable materials and methods. Meanwhile, stricter state and federal health/safety guidelines in the workplace have increased the need for composites firms to offer products that are both user-friendly and environmentally safe.
The glass fiber industry has a very bright future thanks to product and process innovations. That’s the message Anne Berthereau, senior innovation leader of Owens Corning, told attendees at today’s morning session “High Performance Glass Fibers: From Lab to Market Scale—10 Year Trend.”
The opening day for the 54th National Association for Stock Car Racing (NASCAR) season is February 26, 2012 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Fla. Hundreds of thousands of viewers will pack into the 2.5 mile arena while millions more will tune in at home to watch 42 cars battle, crash and roar past...
In late 2008, Structural Composites based in Melbourne, Fla. submitted a proposal to the Navy Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) to solve project number N091-049, Advanced Combatant Craft for Increased Affordability and Mission Performance. The purpose of the project was to reduce the lifecycle cost and improve shock mitigation protection on small combatant crafts...
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,...
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