Sustainability
Hell’s Bay skiff redesign repeats win in clean water benefit race
Open sea boat racing has proven a perennially fruitful opportunity for boat designers and builders to hone their composites skills, and the recent third running of the Skiff Challenge — a 1,600-mile endurance race around the Florida coastline, was no exception.
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Safe cycling: Keys to composite bike design integrity
Steps bike designers and manufacturers must take to keep high-performance carbon fiber bikes safe, upright and on the road or trial.
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Farplas NFRP employed in Fiat door panel
New door panel showcases application of natural fiber reinforced plastics to hybrid composites.
Read MoreNew composite SIP and steel hybrid house system
A Composite SIP (Structural Insulated Panel) with CFS (Cold Form Steel) hybrid building system has been developed by Axia.
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University of Miami recognized for bridge reinforced with composite materials
The Innovation Bridge is the first concrete bridge on the UM campus entirely reinforced/prestressed with composite materials instead of steel.
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SD Mines' composite material demonstrated at composite bridge contest
Students engineered the design of the 2nd place winning bridge using a proprietary composite sheet material invented by a team of researchers at SD Mines.
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People on the Move: August 2018
CW’s monthly roundup of people on the move in the composites industry.
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Finally: Proposed legislation promotes composites for infrastructure
ACMA has announced that Congress has introduced new legislation to encourage research and deployment of innovative construction techniques and materials in infrastructure.
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Webinar: Simulating the Curing of Your Composite Part - Boost Your Production with Kinetics Neo
CompositesWorld is presenting a free NETZSCH-sponsored webinar on Thursday Sept. 6, at 11:00 pm EDT on the simulation of curing processes of thermoset-based composites.
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