Sustainability
SAMPE Long Beach 2013 review
The Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering’s (SAMPE, Covina, Calif.) spring conference and exhibition is the organization’s largest event every year, and the 2013 edition, held May 6-9 in Long Beach, Calif., was no exception.
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Commercial trucking: Streamlining the Big Box
Glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastics help commercial trucking industry optimize weight, fuel and cost savings.
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JEC Europe 2013 review
Snow in Paris slowed traffic to the show floor but did nothing to cool the enthusiasm of composites innovators in a broad range of markets.
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JEC Europe 2013 new product showcase
The JEC Europe 2013 trade show (March 12-14, at the Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles, Paris, France) was the venue for introductions of a large number of new composite materials, technologies and manufacturing processes. Here's the CT editorial staff's compilation of what was on display.
Read MoreBio-fibers: Green litmus test?
A key point of contention among cellulose fiber suppliers is whether fiber produced as a byproduct of harvesting trees and processing lumber is as green as fiber produced from food or plant crops. That point is considered here.
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Fair winds for offshore wind farms
Innovations in blades, turbines and foundations are helping spur growth in a very big way.
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Lightning strike protection strategies for composite aircraft
Tried-and-true materials thrive, but new approaches and new forms designed to process faster are entering the marketplace.
Read MoreSAMPE 2013 at a glance
A list of events planned by SAMPE (as of April 1) at its 2013 SAMPE Conference and Exhibition, in Long Beach, Calif.
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SAMPE Europe 2013/JEC Europe 2013 highlights
Held concurrently, these two seminal European composites events weathered a rare Parisian snowstorm to plumb the depth and breadth of the industry.
Read MorePolyurethane pultrusion: Next-gen equipment
Two years ago, Martin Pultrusion Group (MPG, Oakwood Village, Ohio) finalized the design of a next-generation pultrusion machine and has developed a proprietary direct injection box design for high-pressure pultrusion of polyurethane composites.
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