Search Results

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.

 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

All the stuff that goes inside, stem to stern.

I just attended COMPOSITESWORLD’s first Composites Industry Financial Forum (CIF) in New York City, where composites industry, M&A and banking specialists and a Merrill Lynch analyst — in a show of notable accord — agreed that we will see unprecedented opportunities for growth in the use of composites during the

With so many process variables to play with, how do you know which new solutions that promise better, faster infusion are right for your application?

Annual Paris exhibition mirrors the composites community's global expansion.

 This new superyacht combines luxury innovations with energy-efficient construction, enabled by a new marine-grade balsa core.