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Milking platforms: Composites transform New Zealand cow sheds
Waikato Milking Systems (Hamilton, New Zealand) introduced its Centrus composite milking platform in 2009 and, since then, has installed 24 platforms at customer sites. They're made via RTM Lite.
Read MoreComposite booth: ATM delivers "green" in more ways than one
Edra Equipamentos (Ipeuna, Brazil) has developed a composites-intensive automated teller machine (ATM) enclosure that is not only attractive and functional, but also environmentally sustainable.
Read MorePultruded windows: Rising high?
New pultrudable glass fiber/resin formulations enable window manufacturers to break in to commercial architecture and build market share in residential construction.
Read MoreNew catamaran benefits from structural adhesives, vacuum infusion
Vacuum infusion, SAN sandwich foam cores and structural adhesives help reduce the weight of Mattia's high-performance catamaran yacht by 2,000 kg.
Read MoreA hidden revolution: composite rebar gains strength
Fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) replacing coated steel in more reinforced-concrete applications.
Read MoreCathedral art: Fiberglass molds shape unfinished masterpiece
The builders of Sagrada Família Cathedral, one of architecture’s exceptional marvels, use fiberglass molds to realize architect Antoni Gaudí's unfinished masterpiece.
Read MoreConcert hall composites: Acoustic alchemy
Massive composite acoustic structures will reflect and diffuse sound to heighten audio quality in a new high-profile performance space.
Read MoreComposite vs. corrosion: Battling for marketshare
Market trends and tighter budgets are helping to expand the use of composites to repair and replace corrosion-damaged infrastructure — aboveground and underground.
Read MoreGreen resins: Growing up
High hurdles remain, but the push for sustainable sources of resin monomers is gaining momentum.
Read MoreSolar panel supports: New rooftop system uses lightweighting strategies
A solar-energy start-up's prototype solar photovoltaic (PV) modules harnesses the benefits of injection-molded composites to solve problems often encountered in flat-roof solar-panel installations.
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