Consumer

Aerospace 19 Nov 2015

Increased competition from metals

Boeing and Airbus are developing new, lightweight, corrosion-resistant metals that are targeting composites' traditional niche in the material sphere.

Consumer 6 Nov 2015

CAMX 2015: Automotive, military innovations and on-floor demos

ACMA’s and SAMPE’s second combined event featured plenty of new products and thought-provoking conference sessions for the composites industry.

Marine 30 Oct 2015

CW Business Index at 44.6 — Contraction again in September

Steve Kline, Jr., the director of market intelligence for Gardner Business Media Inc. (Cincinnati, OH, US), the publisher of CompositesWorld magazine, reviews the CompositesWorld Business Index through September 2015.

Consumer 30 Sep 2015

Head safety initiative to fund research

Sponsored by the National Football League, GE (Fairfield, CT, US), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, MD, US) and sports apparel maker Under Armour (Baltimore, MD, US), the 2015 Head Health Challenge III will reward up to US$3 million to companies and organizations that deliver novel materials to address and mitigate concussion risks in football and other sports.

Consumer 30 Sep 2015

Football participation tops in high school

Professional American football garners much of the media limelight, but thumbnail statistics published by USA Football illustrate the potential magnitude of the football helmet market outside the pro ranks.

Injection/Overmolding 30 Sep 2015

Composites tackle concussions

The launch of the first commercial composite football helmet and new research thrusts show FRPs could play a critical role in mitigating head injuries.

Defense 30 Sep 2015

CAMX 2015 Preview

ACMA’s and SAMPE’s 2nd combined event promises a conference and exhibition of unprecedented scale and value to composite manufacturers from all corners of the composites world.

Out of Autoclave 30 Sep 2015

Super "skinny" water skiff

Hell’s Bay Boatworks’ (Titusville, FL, US) latest design for a sportfishing customer does an unprecedented job of shaving weight and boosting toughness of flatboats for shallow-water operation.

Carbon Fibers 30 Sep 2015

Reformable composite equestrian saddle

This carbon fiber/polyethylene terephthalate (PET) saddle tree features an intralaminate heating element that enables horse owners to reconfigure saddle shapes as horses grow, greatly reducing long-term saddle-fitting costs.

Marine 30 Sep 2015

CW Business Index at 42.9 – Lowest since December 2012

Steve Kline, Jr., the director of market intelligence for Gardner Business Media Inc. (Cincinnati, OH, US), the publisher of CompositesWorld magazine, presents the CompositesWorld Business Index for the US composites industry through August 2015.

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