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RETOOLING THEORY AND PRACTICE

To meet the critical need for knowledgeable composites engineers and technicians, public/private partnerships are molding new applications-driven and transportable educational models.

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JEC Composites Show Product Showcase

Composites professionals converged in Paris in greater numbers than ever before, confident that the market’s global growth will continue.

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NASCAR racing team installs waterjet cutting system

While NASCAR racing may conjure images of oil, grease, sweat and grime, the professional fabrication shops that produce and maintain these high-performance race cars are spotlessly clean and equipped with advanced composites and metal fabrication equipment. Case in point: Toyota-backed Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR,

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Engineering 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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Evidence of shift is everywhere

Back in February, in the good old days when a gallon of gas cost only $3.42, our family started contemplating a summertime road trip. We’ve done a few of these over the years and, like many Americans, consider a cross-country summertime drive a necessary cultural experience that helps enhance family unity. For the

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Education: Retooling Theory and Practice

To meet the critical need for knowledgeable composites engineers and technicians, public/private partnerships are molding new applications-driven and transportable educational methods.

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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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Composites Protect Pipe in Downhole Environment

Glass-reinforced epoxy provides a durable and affordable liner for alternative pipe used in enhanced oil recovery.

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Flying high on composite wings

FRP wings, fuselages and other primary and secondary structures on GA prop, turboprop and jet aircraft help lift this market to unprecedented heights.

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Formula 1 team accelerates design-to-track speed

Race car builder automates manual chassis design phase with unique FEA-to-CAD utility.

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New metal coating to optimize composite tooling

Near the end of its development cycle, this nanostructured metal overlay promises to extend the working life and improve the cost-effectiveness of carbon/epoxy tooling.

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Spread tow key to new hockey stick design

Nike Bauer Hockey, a producer of ice hockey equipment since 1927, recently used carbon-fiber reinforcement in its redesigned goaltending stick for professional goaltenders in the National Hockey League (NHL). A goalie’s stick is larger that a normal hockey stick, with a larger blade and paddle, and has to be stro

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