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Gardner Business Index at 51.5 in December
New orders expand as most US manufacturers experience year-end growth.
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Earth Stewardship: The future of composites development
Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnerships holds great promise for advanced composites.
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Composites industry is growing up—but hurdles still remain
It’s the era of when, not if, for the use of composite materials.
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Hydraulic hybrids: Boosting fuel economy without batteries
Carbon fiber helps to lightweight hydraulic accumulators, increasing efficiency in hybrid vehicles and myriad other applications.
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Automating NDT for CFRP aerostructures
Robotic laser shearography enables 100% inspection of complex, flight-critical composite structures.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah receives $4 million dollar grant to advance state’s composites industry
Through this DOD-OEA grant, an extensive analysis will be undertaken to map Utah’s entire carbon composites supply chain.
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Gardner Business Index at 49.4 in November
The overall Index showed double-digit growth for a third month in succession as future business expectations skyrocketed.
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People on the move: 12/16
Here is this month’s people on the move news in the composites industry.
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Patent issued for carbon fiber used in rocket nozzles
A professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville developed a new process to make carbon fiber that forms ablative rocket nozzles and heat shields.
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Gardner Business Index at 49.7 in October
Employment is up and composites in the US electronics industry continue a 2016 growth trend.
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