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NAIA 2009 show highlights
The Detroit auto exhibition’s hybrid and electric vehicle introductions underscore the need for lightweighting with low investment cost, which composites can provide.
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Composites ride and support the rails
Increased ridership and heavier axle loads on rail systems around the world signal a potential boon for composites.
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Truck bed lid covers it all
Tonneau cover manufacturer hits elusive aesthetic and performance targets with molded-in-color thermoplastic capstock and glass/polyester structural laminate.
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Composites: A Band-Aid or a Fix?
Having spent many years developing composite materials, applications, and solutions for industry issues, I believe we have come to a crossroads. We all too often take quick, short-term actions to address our tasks and issues at hand. I characterize these as Band-Aid solutions. For example, sending government represe
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Composites Pick Up New Applications in Light Trucks
Long a bastion of steel, the tougher-duty pickup segment of the light truck market is warming to the benefits of composites.
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Taking Subjectivity out of Class A Surface Evaluation
Toward the goal of more consistent, repeatable and quantifiable Class A surface analysis, automakers and systems suppliers are developing and employing automated surface inspection tools.
Read MoreSAMPE ’08 technology showcase
Billed as the world’s largest advanced materials trade event, SAMPE’s 2008 Symposium and Exhibition returned to Long Beach.
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JEC COMPOSITES 2008 show review
Composites professionals converged on this annual Parisian gathering in greater numbers than ever before, confident that the market’s global growth will continue.
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Remember fall 1993? If you’re a sports fan, you may remember that my Chicago White Sox lost the American League Championship series to the Toronto Blue Jays. That same year the Dallas Cowboys began their march to their fourth Super Bowl victory. Composites pros might recall that GM’s Corvette featured rear inner pa
Read MoreEngineering Insights: Hybrid Composite Panel Unlocks Hidden Value
SMC and flax/polypropylene come together in a single component to add functionality to Nissan’s Sentra.
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