Pressure Vessels

The half-full glass

During a recession — and I’ve only known relatively mild downturns until now — an editor always heads off to a trade show with, at best, some hesitancy and, at worst, gloomy pessimism.

SAMPE 2009 Preview

 The Society takes its U.S. trade show back to Baltimore, expecting to prepare advanced materials professionals for uncertain economic times.

Plenty of suitors as composites come of age

The color purple: The "no complaints" movement

 So, I finally heard about the “no complaints” movement the other day, which involves wearing a rubberized purple bracelet and switching it from one wrist to the other whenever one utters a negative word.

The future of composites education

Experts weigh in on the weighty problems this industry faces as it confronts a serious shortage of trained personnel.

COMPOSITES+POLYCON 2009 Showcase

Despite the deepening recession, composites pros returned to the show in its new time slot to explore the wealth of products and services collected here.

Resin systems update: The greening of thermosets

 Thermoset resin formulators seek environmental benefits as customers demand reduced cost and increased performance.

SAMPE Europe/JEC Composites 2009 preview

SAMPE Europe’s 30th annual spring conclave and the nearby JEC Composites Show characterize the latest in material and process technologies.

JEC Composites 2009/SAMPE Europe preview

 Organizers predict good turnout in poor economy for annual Paris tradeshow.

Is it really low-tech vs. high tech?

I’ll bet that a lot of folks who read this column regularly — assuming I’m lucky and lots of folks are reading — have spent their entire careers working with E-glass without ever thinking they were high-performance geeks, too. To them, welcome to the club!