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POLYCON 2005 Highlights

ICPA's "last" cast polymer industry show its best.

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Nanoparticles, nanotubes and nanocomposites

The first generation of nanofillers is emerging from R&D into commercial application in composites.

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Inside-the-box thinking pays off for Honda

New Ridgeline pickup features innovative composite box with first-ever molded-in trunk.

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Blast protection for large structures

Hardening of public buildings against terrorist threats represents a potentially huge market for antiballistic composites.

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At the top and still climbing

Trek Bicycles' OCLV manufacturing method shortens cycle times and optimizes compaction in molded carbon fiber-bike frame components.

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Distributors and their role

These key players in the supply chain provide indispensable services not just in the commodity markets but in advanced material arenas as well.

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Open-hole compression testing

By the early 1980s, the emphasis was shifting from development of composite materials to development of tough, durable composite materials. The common catch phrase that emerged was "effects of defects." This new emphasis on toughness dictated the development of test methods that could measure this material

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Composites take off ... in some civil helicopters

Slowed by certification requirements, composites nevertheless are finding their way into the fuselages and rotor blades of commercial helicopters.

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Aerospace Market Forecast: What's in it for Composites?

Dr. Sanjay Mazumdar is president and CEO of E-Composites Inc. (Grandville, Mich.), a business consulting firm that provides market forecasts and competitive analyses. He has directed compilation of more than 15 multi-client market reports, published more than 25 technical papers in journals and conference

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Pocket Boom improves mainsail handling

Designed to make yacht mainsail handling simpler and easier, GMT Composites' (Bristol, R.I.) Park Avenue Pocket Boom doubles as mainsail foundation and sail container. Unlike conventional mainsail booms, the Pocket Boom, as its name implies, is a open-ended, three-sided structure with a flat-bottomed "U" shape in

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Composite design selected for salmon tracking antenna

Tough and affordable ultrathick laminate the solution for fish counting application.

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2005 NAIA Show highlights

Detroit Auto Show emphasizes powerful and eco-friendly vehicles.

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