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Composites Use in Marine Applications

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.

 

Columns Published on 10/1/2003
New Technology and Composites

With new technology sweeping into business from every avenue, simply keeping up sometimes feels overwhelming. Lets see - there's checkless banking, electronic inventory control, product data and life cycle management, CAD/CAM and CAE, paperless engineering, automated process control, Internet data exchange, online

Columns Published on 10/1/2006
Composites in Sailboats: Room to Grow

Composites continue to play a key role in the sailboat industry, having become almost universal at all levels of sailboat custom and production manufacturing. Composite sailboat building started with the famous Bounty design in the 1950s, and in much of the industry, basic manufacturing practice has changed little

Article Published on 10/1/2007
Composite rigid inflatable boats adapt for hard work, safe play

Glass, aramid and carbon fiber composites reduce weight and enable modular design and construction of these versatile RIBs.

Article Published on 7/1/2004
A 2004 SAMPE Europe/JEC Composites Show post-show review

Paris Technical Conference marks SAMPE Europe's 25th Anniversary with myriad new developments.

Article Published on 3/1/2004
SAMPE Europe/JEC Show 2004 Preview

SAMPE's 25th International Jubilee Conference accents the advanced composites community's global expansion in aerospace, automotive, marine and infrastructure applications.

Case Study Published on 7/1/2012
Infused CFRP: New One-Design paradigm

The Farr 400 opens a new frontier in Grand Prix sail racing, with greater precision at lower cost.

Article Published on 12/1/2008
COMPOSITES & POLYCON 2009 preview

 The ACMA’s annual tradeshow takes its first turn in its new January timeframe.

Article Published on 1/1/2008
Tooling Update: New dimensions in tooling

Nanoenhancements, out-of-autoclave strategies and low-pressure RTM headline efforts to increase mold quality and productivity and cut tool cost.

Case Study Published on 12/1/2011
Sea and land transport: Hydro elevation

Composites lightweight and toughen the hull and superstructure of this transplanted amphibious naval hovercraft.

Article Published on 11/1/2007
A multitude of markets - 11/1/2007

The overall outlook for the composites industry remains healthy, driven by developments in the commercial aircraft market - the advent of Boeing's 787 and Airbus Industrie's (Toulouse, France) A380, the future arrivals of the Airbus A400M military transport and its mid-sized A350 XWB, and a host of general aviation

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