Ginger Gardiner Senior Technical Editor

Wind/Energy 21 Oct 2008

Wind Blade Manufacturing: Are thermoplastic composites the future?

In a market dominated by thermoset composites, some wind turbine blade manufacturers are actively pursuing new composite blade designs featuring faster-processing reinforced thermoplastics.

Braiding 6 Oct 2008

Composites and Polymer Concrete Refine Mining Processes for Nonferrous Metal

Cost-effective alternatives to steel-reinforced concrete offer corrosion-resistant acid tanks to electrolytic refinery operations.

Out of Autoclave 9 Sep 2008

Composites take the hit in U.S. Navy patrol boat

New carbon/Kevlar composite hull and deck provide impact-absorbing solution to crew injury problems caused by severe vertical acceleration of previous high-speed, all-metal patrol boat.

Curing 25 Jun 2008

Automating and optimizing autoclave cure

Software-based autoclave control system increases company’s cure throughput by 35 percent and frees engineers for more productive work.

Out of Autoclave 1 Oct 2007

Inside Manufacturing: 45,000 Fan Ducts Per Year from RTM

Unique tooling technology optimizes closed molding process efficiency for volume production of industrial part.

Out of Autoclave 1 Sep 2007

Carbon fiber buys its way onboard

First used in one-off yacht and powerboat designs, where cost is no obstacle in the search for a performance edge in local regattas or around-the-world races, carbon fiber has since carved a niche in categories that were once the exclusive reserve of glass-reinforced composites, metals or wood. In applications as

Adhesives 1 Jul 2007

Carbon Fiber in the Wind

Is there a market for carbon composites in wind turbine blade construction? Yes, but the real question is, how big will it be?

Out of Autoclave 1 Jul 2007

High Wind in China

China's renewable energy mandates motivate huge growth in its wind energy market, spurring production of composite components on the Chinese mainland.

Weaving 1 Jun 2007

Deepwater Oil Exploration Fuels Composite Production

As the price of oil on the world market continues to climb, and as untapped land and shallow offshore oil reserves become a rarity, oil exploration companies are striking out into deepwater, developing reserves beneath the ocean floor a mile or more below the water’s surface. As a result, demand for strong yet