CW Blog
Flexural testing of composite materials
Dr. Donald F. Adams (Wyoming Test Fixtures (Salt Lake City, Utah) takes look at flexural testing and promises recommendations, next time, for a unified standard.
Read More
The CompositesWorld Blog
HPC’s editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan marks the debut of the interactive CompositesWorld Blog and invites readers to join the conversation.
Read More
Salazar: U.S. trying to streamline approvals for East Coast offshore wind
Speaking at the Offshore Wind Power USA Boston conference, outgoing Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar highlights the need to streamline regulations to speed offshore wind development along the U.S. East Coast.
Read More
Phenolics a star in corrosion resistance
Fiber-reinforced phenolics are proving their value in a variety of new applications in very corrosive and aggressive environments.
Read More
Market Outlook: Fiber-reinforced phenolics
When it comes to corrosion resistance and low smoke toxicity, it's hard to beat fiber-reinforced phenolics. Manufacturers look for new applications for this often overlooked material.
Read More
Suddenly, automotive composite production abounds
There are at least eight composites manufacturing systems targeting high-volume automotive production.
Read More
Composites evolution, big and small
We like to focus on the Next Big Thing in composites, but everyday processes need attention too.
Read More
The building envelope: Betting on the big time
Building code changes and growing architect familiarity feed more frequent composites use in large-scale commercial construction.
Read More
The structural grid: Prefabrication
Digitally designed and cut, preformed and preinfused stringers and bulkheads reduce boat weight, labor and cycle time and improve boatbuilder process control.
Read More
Composites slake the world's thirst
As the global thirst for drinkable water increases, the composites industry is drinking in the tremendous possibilities in seawater desalination.
Read More
Paddleboard productivity: Adhesively bonded hull/deck is key
Dragonfly Boatworks LLC's (Vero Beach, Fla.) new standup paddleboard for fly fishing is built without fasteners, with the aid of SG200-40 methacrylate adhesive from SCIGRIP Smarter Adhesive Solutions (Durham, N.C.).
Read More
Deep draw: Unique laminate architecture enables bus part
For a major mass-transit manufacturer, Amtech LLC (Wapato, Wash.) successfully thermoforms a luggage cover with a remarkably deep draw of 40 inches (1,016 mm), using a laminate architecture that includes a top layer of 0.180-inch/4.5-mm gauge Grade 4800 thermoplastic sheet, supplied by Boltaron (Newcomerstown, Ohio).
Read More
