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Q&A: Chris Stanton
Small boatbuilders, among the most recession-stressed marine manufacturers, were the most vulnerable to demise during the economic downturn. CT asked Chris Stanton of American Sail Inc. (Charleston, S.C.), to describe the recession and its aftermath from his perspective.
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Politics and subsidies
Composite Technology's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan considers the implications for the U.S. composites industry of political calls to end the Production Tax Credit and Investment Tax Credit for wind energy and other sustainable forms of energy production.
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Facing the military drawdown
HPC editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan comments on the impact that military drawdowns in the Middle East might have on the U.S. composites industry.
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Gauging the green demand
Composites Technology's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan suggests a green bottom-line proposition: if your customers demand products that allow them to minimize their effect on the environment, then it behooves you to develop such products.
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Awaiting the next Black Swan
HPC editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan posts a rare recommendation for a recent book about rare events that rarely meet our expectations.
Read MoreWind economics by the numbers
The upsurge in wind-energy growth is surprising only to those who cannot look at the industry in its wider economic context.
Read MoreWind foam sources: PET, SAN & PVC
That polyethylene terephthalate (PET) foam is the core material of the future appears to be an open secret within the composites industry.
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Core for composites: Winds of change
Core materials suppliers lean into the bracing breeze of big-blade challenges raised by the burgeoning wind energy industry.
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Bye-bye black magic
Noting the great pressure to meet quality standards in a variety end-markets, CT editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan sees the composites community making a transition away from the old black magic to scientific process management.
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No dark clouds at JEC
Icelandic ash aside, there were no dark clouds over the JEC show floor as the 2010 event proved to be a pleasant surprise.
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Machining carbon composites: Risky business
As composites take a larger part (and form larger parts) in the aerospace structures sector, it’s not just a make-it-or-break-it proposition.
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Negating negatives
Composites Technology magazine's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan says the April issue's cover story on startup electric car makers is proof that there are serious carmakers willing to give composites more than a serious look.
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