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WINDPOWER 2011 Report
Wind energy advocates, turbine builders and their suppliers, policy makers, and a growing number of wind-involved composites professionals gather where it all began.
Read MoreSmall wind gets big
Massive growth, complex blade designs reopen challenging market in wind energy niche.
Read MoreFiberglass façade: GRP shapes modernize hotel in Spain
The exterior of the Vista Riviera hotel in Benidorm, Spain, has been transformed with a modern twist, thanks to the fiberglass expertise of Miraplas SL (Monforte del Cid, Spain).
Read MoreThe way things were
Technically, the Great Recession of 2007-2009 ended in June 2009 in the United States.
Read MoreCured-in-place pipe project tests composites capabilities
Insituform Technologies uses iPlus Composite cured-in-place pipe technology to replace a sewer pipeline 25 ft underground at San Diego International Airport.
Read MoreTooling for composites: Evolutionary trajectory
New technologies and improved methods keep up as tools get bigger and more complex and toolmaking gets ever more challenging.
Read MoreSAMPE 2011 Long Beach Product Showcase
Huge show, huge new product offerings … huge success.
Read MoreThe Combined Loading Compression (CLC) test method
Dr. Don Adams discusses the relative merits of the ASTM-adopted combined loading compression (CLC) test method.
Read MoreIndustry health shows at shows
HPC editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan says the advanced composites market is growing faster than the rest of the economy but faces a new challenge.
Read MoreJEC Paris 2011 Review
This annual Paris trade event’s statistics signal an advanced composites resurgence.
Read MoreNew cutting tools for drilling material stacks
Dormer Tools Ltd. (Sheffield, U.K.) has developed veined polycrystalline diamond (PCD) cutting tools for drilling applications that involve stacked materials in aircraft wingskin assemblies.
Read MoreTough resins for aggressive environments
New thermoset systems drive composites deeper into markets where fire, corrosion, stress and fatigue are ever-present threats.
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