Infrastructure

Weaving 1 May 2003

Light-sport Plane Category Creates Take-off Point For Composites

Composites manufacturers and suppliers — and pilots — benefit from new FAA aircraft designation.

Infrastructure 1 May 2003

AGATE Methodology Proves Its Worth

Increased availability, lower testing costs and shorter development times are among the program's achievements.

Out of Autoclave 1 Apr 2003

Manufacturers Welcome New Reinforcement Forms

Three-dimensional composites, structural preforms and unique materials expand design options and reduce cost.

Infrastructure 1 Apr 2003

Growth markets for composite materials in civilinfrastructure

In the last decade, the composites industry has set ambitious goals in the vast civil infrastructure market.

Adhesives 1 Apr 2003

Offshore Applications: The Future Is Now

The number of composites installations continues to grow on new and existing offshore facilities.

Out of Autoclave 1 Feb 2003

Bridging the Centuries with Composites

Bob Sweet, president/CEO of Creative Pultrusions Inc. (Alum Bank, Pa.), established in 1973, is a graduate of the University of the Pacific (BS, business administration) and an active member of the Market Development Aliance (MDA) and the Pultrusion Industry Council (PIC), as well as the American Composite

Ketones 1 Feb 2003

Thermoplastic Composites Making An Impact

Product/process developments accelerate use of long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics in automotive and industrial markets.

Space 1 Jan 2002

Technologies Adapt For Ongoing Challenges

Oil prices received a shot in the arm when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, and prices rose over the $35 per barrel mark. Unfortunately the prices dropped again once the conflict ended. It was becoming clear that the low price of oil was a reality that would have to be considered on future projects. Large fields i

1 Jan 2002

Manufacturing Methods

Composite parts can be made in a controlled factory environment and delivered to the site as finished pipe, beams or grating, or fiber and resin can be combined on site to make or repair structures. Regardless of the fabrication method and its location, a quality composite requires that the reinforcement be co

1 Jan 2002

Petrobras Pioneers Topside Composites

Petrobras (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was the first major oil company to experiment with molded gratings in the 1980s, though these early products proved unsatisfactory due to wide variations in mechanical properties. However, advances in pultrusion and filament winding technology coupled with the availability of

Webinar UV Powder Coatings for Composite & AM

release agents, purging compounds, process chemical specialties