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IBEX 2014 report
A new home port in Florida and fair economic winds propel this boatbuilders’ convention to its best exhibitor/attendee turnout in years.
Read MoreCAMX 2014 show report
Bigger, better and more inclusive than any previous U.S. composites trade event, the inaugural show turns North American eyes forward to the future.
Read MoreUK's Composites Engineering Show features latest in composites technology
Composites technologies for automotive, mass transit and aerospace abounded at the Composites Engineering Show in Birmingham, UK, Nov. 11-12.
Read MoreRecycled carbon fiber update: Closing the CFRP lifecycle loop
Commercial production of recycled carbon fiber currently outpaces applications for it, but materials characterization and new technology demonstrations promise to close the gap.
Read MoreCAMISMA’s car seat back: Hybrid composite for high volume
Recycled fibers, in-situ polymerized PA12 and steel inserts combined in one-shot process to cut weight 40 percent at competitive cost, cycle time and safety.
Read MorePavilion canopy: Graceful lines, strength of steel
All GFRP design eschews steel framing but can withstand wind and elements.
Read MoreAerospace and automotive: Convergence on the horizon?
Guest columnist and composites industry consultant Dale Brosius reviews his own history with composites to support his contention that the once very different worlds of aerospace and automobile manufacture are not, as far as composites are concerned, so different anymore.
Read MoreGraphene-toughened composites
Are we getting closer to commercialized, and functional, nanotechnology?
Read MoreMaterial ConneXion introduces composites around the world
Physical and virtual material libraries and access to designers should attract composites industry participation.
WatchCarbon fiber: Key to cost-conscious rehab
Carbon composites are effective solutions for repairs and upgrades of reinforced concrete.
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