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Rapid layup: New 3-D preform technology
Hook-and-loop fasteners speed layup of carbon, aramid, glass and hybrid fabrics while improving composites’ mechanical performance.
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Automotive CFRP: Repair or replace?
As more carbon composites are used on structural car components, how will crash damage be assessed and repairs be made?
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Growth opportunities: Materials innovation will drive composites usage to new heights
Dr. Sanjay Mazumdar of Lucintel (Dallas, Texas) predicts double-digit growth for the composites market in the next five years.
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Composite flywheel: HEV racing dynamo
Electric flywheel energy storage system powers Porsche 911 hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) to endurance racing victory.
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Carbon fiber composites: The past can be the future
JIm Stike, of Materials Innovation Technologies – Reengineered Carbon Fibers (Fletcher, N.C.), points to progress in the reclaiming of waste and end-of-life carbon fiber.
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Training surge: Too little, too late?
Hands-on programs are aimed at younger students by educators hoping to prevent shortages of composites technicians and engineers.
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Q&A Forum: Automotive Composites
How will fiber-reinforced polymers fare in a post-recession, cost- and fuel-economy-obsessed auto market?
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That "new car" smell: Sniffing out the regulatory trends
Environmental consultant Pat Hooper contends that growing concern about auto interior air quality is the elephant in the room that the composites industry can't afford to ignore.
Read MoreJEC Composites 2010 Product Showcase
Although clouds of volcanic ash shut down postshow air traffic, the traffic on the show floor helped dispel the clouds of economic recession.
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JEC Composites Show 2010 Highlights
Despite the volcanic ash that clouded air travel, an eruption of new technology and new business did much to dispel the clouds of economic recession.
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