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What’s the most important type of mechanical test for composites?
When the opportunity arises, I like to ask those familiar with composites testing this question: What type of mechanical test do they consider to be the most important for composite materials?
Read MoreDriving down costs: Technologies to follow in 2018
Cost drives most decisions about composites use, but most innovation now focuses beyond material cost.
Read MoreComposites for aging and disabled populations
Contributing columnist Gary Talbott shares thoughts on how undervalued composites are as tools to help seniors and people with disabilities.
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CAMX 2017: Award winners, notable technologies
Awards for Composites Excellence and CAMX Awards winners from CAMX 2017, the SAMPE Lubin Award winner, and a smattering of other technologies from the show.
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CAMX 2017: Video report
Video highlights from the largest composites trade show and conference in the composites industry’s largest market (North America).
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CAMX 2017: Highlights from the floor
3D printing and nanotechnology developments promise to cut time and cost in composite structures production while recycling and sustainability continue to grow in importance.
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Perhaps we’re getting closer to fiberglass recycling
Earlier this year I wrote an article on composites recycling and one of the things that struck me was how little fiberglass composite waste was being recycled.
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The success of CAMX 2017 (the reboot)
CAMX 2017 was not diminished by its hurricane-induced postponement from September to December. The largest trade show in the composites industry’s largest market was a definitive success.
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Slideshow: The sights of CAMX 2017
After postponing CAMX 2017 due to Hurricane Irma, CAMX 2017 (Dec. 12-14; Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla.) came back in full force.
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Carbon Fiber 2017 final highlights
Applications and enabling technologies for carbon fiber promise new market penetration – challenges notwithstanding.
WatchWeber Manufacturing expands, adds large CNC machine
Weber Manufacturing Technologies Inc. (Midland, ON, Canada) has recently installed a new high-speed 5-axis machining center, a 2017 DMU 340 P Unimould by DMG Mori (Bielefeld, Germany), the first of its kind in Ontario and just the third such machine in North America.
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