Infrastructure
American wind energy adds jobs in 2014, credits PTC tax credit
The industry calls on Congress to extend the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind power.
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Aerospace still matters
CW columnist Dale Brosius is the head of his own consulting company, which serves clients in the composites industry worldwide. Here, he comments on the still prominent role the aerospace industry will have in the automotive industry's integration of composites into its manufacturing mix.
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CompoSIDE delivers cost and time saving for composites consultancy
STRUCTeam cites £40,000 savings in licensing costs and up to 40% reduction in design time by using this web-based composites design engineering solution.
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SkyPath: Scenic bikeway/walkway a winner with composites
E-glass/carbon/epoxy provides the means for this long-sought addition to a 1.1-km harbor bridge in New Zealand’s capital city.
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Yachtbuilding Composites: Rigged for Success
Carbon composite cabling in several forms races ahead of dry fibers and stainless steel in sailboat rigging.
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Applying the Internet of Things to composites production efficiency
The Internet of Things is defined as the technology of connecting devices, systems and services that goes beyond mere machine-to-machine communications. Guest columnist Avner Ben-Bassat, president/CEO of Plataine Ltd. (Waltham, MA, US) calls for its implementation in the aerospace manufacturing workplace.
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Incremental thinking just won’t cut it!
Composites industry consultant and regular CW columnist Dale Brosius says if this industry is to have a future that goes anywhere profitable, then we've got to get off the road we're on and map out a whole new way to think about the tasks at hand.
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Warm thoughts about architecture in cold weather
Composite materials have come a long way in the architecture world and are now poised to be a major player in this high-profile, high-growth industry.
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ACMA publishes manual for FRP grating
ACMA issues standard for fiberglass grating with an eye for expanding the industrial composites market
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