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High-compression bladder molding and modular tooling prove cost-effective for manufacture of small wind turbine rotor blades.

 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.

Faster compression molding presses keep pace with new highly loaded, low-flow thermoplastics and thermosets.

 Organizers predict good turnout in poor economy for annual Paris tradeshow.

Composite airframes on commercial craft drive development of automated repair technology and industry-wide repair technician certification.

Emerging materials and processing techniques expand choices for manufacturers of vests, helmets and shields.

Composites manufacturers and suppliers — and pilots — benefit from new FAA aircraft designation.

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.

Discontinuous but aligned carbon fibers are proving formable and formidable in high-performance, compound-curvature applications.

Teijin Ltd., CSP, EconCore, Metyx, Zetec, Workhorse and more announce new hires in the composites industry.