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Infused, fiberglass/polyester composite boat hulls have been built since the mid-1900s, expanding over time to include additional resins and foam cores. Composites continue to be a mainstay for various types of boats and luxury and racing yachts, and now include newer innovations such as carbon fiber precision hydrofoils and recycled carbon fiber or bio-based resins.

Vacuum infusion, SAN sandwich foam cores and structural adhesives help reduce the weight of Mattia's high-performance catamaran yacht by 2,000 kg.

A new location helps regenerate a recession-battered industry, drawing in more exhibitors and attendees than in 2009.

The Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering’s annual fall Tech conference is now a spring event.

The annual conclave of SAMPE’s European segment and the JEC Europe show return to Paris this spring, promising to be bigger than ever before, reflecting the industry’s post-recession resurgence.

The matrix binds the fiber reinforcement, gives the composite component its shape and determines its surface quality. A composite matrix may be a polymer, ceramic, metal or carbon. Here's a guide to selection.

 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.

Bruce Kendall, the president and CEO of the private, nonprofit Economic Development Board (EDB) for Tacoma-Pierce County (Wash.), reports on the success of a collaborative training curriculum development program that produces skilled workersfor the aerospace industry.

A 25% weight reduction vs. legacy steel yields economics that justify upfront cost of carbon fiber.

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

The days when carbon fiber was just a material that gave wealthy yachters the chance to “hang more lead off their keels” have passed. While the marine carbon fiber market is still small, carbon is moving into a more diverse range of increasingly commercial, large-scale marine applications. The potential for growth is