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Composite fan blade containment case

Innovative use of carbon-fiber braid yields a ductile structure that resists blade impact.

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POLYCON 2005 Highlights

ICPA's "last" cast polymer industry show its best.

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Composites Growth Realizing Its Global Potential

Dr. Sanjay Mazumdar is president and CEO of E-Composites Inc. (Grandville, Mich.), a business consulting firm that provides market forecasts and competitive analyses. He has directed compilation of more than 15 multi-client market reports, published more than 25 technical papers in journals and conference

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Nanoparticles, nanotubes and nanocomposites

The first generation of nanofillers is emerging from R&D into commercial application in composites.

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COMPOSITES AND CONCRETE

The benefits of composite materials are well established in concrete reinforcement and construction.

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Durable thermoplastic ski-on-wheels takes on tough trails

GateSkate Inc. (Richland, Wash.) has created a new sport with its TrailSkate, an all-terrain inline skate that is, in effect, a ski on wheels. Equipped with 80-psi air-filled tires fore and aft, the TrailSkate is designed to travel over a range of surfaces, including asphalt, dirt, gravel, grass and mountain trails.

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Inside-the-box thinking pays off for Honda

New Ridgeline pickup features innovative composite box with first-ever molded-in trunk.

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Distributors in the composites industry

More than "middlemen," they play a key role in successful projects for many fabricators.

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Blast protection for large structures

Hardening of public buildings against terrorist threats represents a potentially huge market for antiballistic composites.

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Distributors and their role

These key players in the supply chain provide indispensable services not just in the commodity markets but in advanced material arenas as well.

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Composites take off ... in some civil helicopters

Slowed by certification requirements, composites nevertheless are finding their way into the fuselages and rotor blades of commercial helicopters.

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Aerospace Market Forecast: What's in it for Composites?

Dr. Sanjay Mazumdar is president and CEO of E-Composites Inc. (Grandville, Mich.), a business consulting firm that provides market forecasts and competitive analyses. He has directed compilation of more than 15 multi-client market reports, published more than 25 technical papers in journals and conference

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