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Very Light Jets creating a demand for composites
"Baby" jets are causing an aviation buzz but will the market exist?
Read MoreVery Light Jets Creating A Demand For Composites
"Baby" jets are causing an aviation buzz but will the market exist?
Read MorePassenger Safety: Flame, Smoke and Toxicity Control
Tried, true -- and some new -- FST-resistant products for manufacturers of composites in rail- and road-based people movers.
Read MoreHigh school team&'s composite sub is best in composites
At the 8th International Submarine Races, held June 27-July 1 at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Umptysquatch II, a sub fielded by a team from Sussex Technical High School (Sparta, N.J.), was awarded the prize for "Best Use of Composites." The competition challenges teams from North America and
Read MoreFinding our future by rediscovering the past
Bill Kreysler is president and founder of Kreysler & Assoc. (American Canyon, Calif.), a specialist for 25 years in production of custom composite products for the construction industry as well as decorative elements, such as large-scale sculpture, via open molding, vacuum infusion molding and digital
Read MoreSAMPE 2005 Product Showcase
SAMPE's U.S. Symposium and Exhibition highlights technological innovation and market expansion.
Read MoreSAMPE Europe/JEC Composites 2005
Advanced materials reap rewards, enter new arenas of application in annual Parisian showcase.
Read MoreComposites for metal sign repair
Just like roadways and bridges, those omnipresent large aluminum highway signs — termed OSS (overhead sign structures) — can suffer from structural deterioration and corrosion. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) inspected all of its OSS about five years ago and found that 10 percent of the
Read MoreCurrent compression test methods
Dr. Don Adams discusses the test methods and fixtures currently available to test the compressive strength of composites.
Read MoreEditorial - 5/1/2005
I'm stuck in Washington, D.C. (hoping for a flight home tomorrow morning, after the last leg of my return flight from Paris was cancelled due to a spring snowstorm in Denver), mulling over my impressions of the just concluded SAMPE Europe/JEC show. Attendance was good. I haven't seen the official numbers yet — but
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