Construction

Filament Winding

Continuous filament winding: A short history

The process continues to make composite pipe production increasingly competitive with steel and concrete

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Glass Fibers

Engineering large-diameter underground pipe

A combination of design and new materials enhances pipe performance without adding cost.

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Infusion

Clear Carbon & Components: Bristol, RI, US

Breaking barriers in process and complexity, this agile manufacturer is gaining renown as a composites problem solver and champion of Class A cosmetic surfaces.

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Aerospace

Bionic design: The future of lightweight structures

Biomimicry evolves into a systematic design process for optimizing efficient, lightweight structures.

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Construction

Sandwich structure makes hangars possible

Greek company Dasyc has developed the high-strength Composite Modular Transportable Hangar (CMTH), which uses interlocked composite sandwich panels to ease assembly and disassembly.

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Construction

Styrene-free resins: More than emissions reduction

Since the first introductions of low- and no-styrene resins, the emphasis has shifted from mere compliance to comparable — or better — performance.

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Mass Transit

Imagining the utility of IoT in our increasingly data-driven age

CompositesWorld's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan imagines one potential outcome of the Internet of Things: inline composite part inspection.

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Pressure Vessels

Gardner Business Index at 43.3 in June

Compared with one year ago, future capital spending plans are up by 43%.

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Structural adhesives: The basics

An adhesive is “structural” if it has sufficient strength to transfer or share loads between highly stressed components. Here's what that requires.

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Epoxies

Huntsman, Acciona collaborate on all-composite lighthouse

The first-ever all-composite lighthouse is now installed at the port of Valencia in Spain.

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