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Superbeam: Steel and carbon fiber work together to revolutionize structural elements
New approach to CFRP-strengthened steel beams increases load capacity by >75%, enabling dramatic downsizing while maintaining traditional bolted and welded attachments.
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Recreational marine: The rebound continues
The National Marine Manufacturers Assn. reports that 2016 was the best in 10 years for the sales of new personal watercraft, while the market for used boats approached an all-time high.
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Automated cutter enhances bicycle production
Precision and reliability keyed startup’s success.
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CAMX 2017 show preview
At North America’s premier composites conference and exhibition, the business at hand is definitely not business as usual.
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Carbures beats 2016 aerospace production record
Spanish Tier 2 composites producer Carbures (El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain) announced recently that it has reached an historical record for production of composite aircraft parts, with 45,695 parts produced at its plants in Illescas and Jerez de la Frontera in Spain.
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Gardner Business Index at 54.2 in June
The Index is up from the same period in 2016 and subject to less volatility.
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Choosing composite material testing methods
An initial step in selecting suitable test methods involves consulting the available test literature.
Read MoreAn autonomous future for composites?
Autonomous transportation is coming, whether we like it or not. Composites should play a significant role.
Read MoreNeed for standardization in composites manufacturing
CW Talks is “on” and already proving to be well worth a listen.
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Carbon fiber used to repair and strengthen Phoenix freeway bridges
FNF Construction Inc., of Tempe, Ariz. and FRP Construction of Tucson, were contractors on the I-17 bridge repairs, using a carbon fiber process for structural strengthening developed by a Tucson company, QuakeWrap Inc.
Read MoreCAMX 2017 preview: NSF Center for Integration of Composites into Infrastructure
The NSF Center for Integration of Composites into Infrastructure (CICI) at West Virginia University (WVU, Morgantown, WV, US) is emphasizing its advanced fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites and techniques for rapid repair, upgrading, rehabilitation or replacement of highway, railway, waterway, bridge, building, pipeline and other structures.
Read MoreCAMX 2017 preview: VitaFlex
VitaFlex (Burlington, NC) is exhibiting its line of Soft-stretch Hoods for use when laying up glass fiber materials and when performing sprayup.
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