Glass Fibers

Carbon Fibers

Report from IBEX 2015

As always, IBEX supplied new products, processes and education, not only to boatbuilders, but to the composites industry overall.

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Infrastructure

Composite pontoons undergird update of 1820s-vintage floating bridge

Modular composite flotation system triples potential lifespan of New England town’s signature single-lane auto/pedestrian timber bridge.

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Out of Autoclave

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.

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Glass Fibers

Automotive front axle: A glass act

The development of glass-fiber reinforced car axle is a sign of the new, expanded role composites will play in the design of future automobiles.

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Glass Fibers

Composites upgrade marine infrastructure

All-composite docks best concrete in cost and time and aim toward future fastener-less construction for greater savings and sustainability.

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Construction

Composites lighten driving simulator dome

A first for its codevelopers, Pagnotta Engineering Inc. (PEI, Exton, PA, US) and JRL Ventures (Cape Coral, FL, US), this low-mass enclosure spawned a new product venture for the pair in research-oriented driving simulation systems.

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Glass Fibers

Bespoke sports cars’ composite body speaks volumes

Glass-reinforced plastic artfully captures classic curves, crash-protects passengers and stunningly packages its maker’s high-performance but highly fuel-efficient diesel powertrain.

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Thermoplastics

Tires that never go flat

SciTech Industries and Rapid Composites develop high-volume production tires that use glass fiber/PET composite springs instead of innertubes and compressed air.

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Adhesives

SFMOMA façade: Advancing the art of high-rise FRP

The fabrication and installation of 700+ composite panels has a backstory of detailed design and careful quality assurance.

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Glass Fibers

Jushi initiates, AGY expands, US-based glass capacity

Two of the biggest names in fiberglass manufacturing made big announce- ments at JEC Europe 2015.

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