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Composites industry experts collaborate to address ISO 12215-5:2019 standard challenges

3A Composites Core Materials, STRUCTeam and Beneteau are working to rectify the shortcomings of core requirements of small marine craft in the 2019 framework, while exploring optimal design approaches with foam and balsa core materials.

3A Composites Core Materials launches Engicore business line

An expansion of Airex and Baltek brands, Engicore seeks to provide customers custom-shaped core solutions that are optimized for their specific manufacturing processes and standards.

TPI, GE extend supply agreements, plan next-gen wind blade design collaboration

TPI has manufactured wind blades for GE since 2008. New commitments will lead to the development of new blade types and potentially more production lines in 2023.

3A Composites Core Materials passes annual FSC review

Audit identifies effort in maintaining sustainability mindset, efficient waste management, responsible forestry in the production of core materials.

Bio-based composite bridge in The Netherlands

This summer, FiberCore Europe joined forces with TU Delft and Schiphol Logistics Park, and other firms and local agencies, on the design and construction of an ecologically sustainable composite footbridge made with bio-based materials.

JEC World 2018 preview: 3A Composites

3A Composites (Sins, Switzerland) will introduce its latest innovations in sustainable core materials at this year's JEC World in Paris. 3A Composites will present its new PET-based product trademarked AIREX T10.60 targeted at wind, automotive, construction, and marine applications.

JEC World 2017 exhibit preview

JEC World will be held March 14-16 in Paris. CW previews some of the products and technologies that will be at the show.

IBEX 2016: New access to composites

Composites Pavilion hosted Composite Tech Talks and the interactive Future Materials exhibit.

Composites enable portability in driving simulator

FRP design enables portable, light-tight, enclosure with an image-projection-grade inner surface.

Natural fiber composites: Market share, one part at a time

Suppliers and adventurous composites fabricators put the “feel good” aspect in the rearview mirror, winning customers by competing on price and performance.

Suppliers team to amp Viking 80C performance

Thanks to a coordinated effort with its fabric, core and panel suppliers, Viking Yachts was able to introduce carbon fiber cost-effectively, shaving weight and boosting speed in its new 24m-long 80C model.

Composites lighten driving simulator dome

A first for its codevelopers, Pagnotta Engineering Inc. (PEI, Exton, PA, US) and JRL Ventures (Cape Coral, FL, US), this low-mass enclosure spawned a new product venture for the pair in research-oriented driving simulation systems.

Destroyer deckhouse roof meets U.S. Navy fire code with phenolic composite

An all-composite deckhouse superstructure, built by Huntington Ingalls Industries (Gulfport, Miss.) cuts topside weight and enables stealth capability by reducing the radar signature of the U.S. Navy’s new, nearly $4 billion (USD) Zumwalt-class destroyer.

IBEX 2013 Show Review

Evidence of a marine industry rebound and a trend toward supplier M&A as the world’s largest boatbuilding trade show looks ahead to smoother sailing … and Tampa.

JEC Europe 2013 review

Snow in Paris slowed traffic to the show floor but did nothing to cool the enthusiasm of composites innovators in a broad range of markets.

JEC Europe 2013 new product showcase

The JEC Europe 2013 trade show (March 12-14, at the Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles, Paris, France) was the venue for introductions of a large number of new composite materials, technologies and manufacturing processes. Here's the CT editorial staff's compilation of what was on display.

SAMPE Europe 2013/JEC Europe 2013 highlights

Held concurrently, these two seminal European composites events weathered a rare Parisian snowstorm to plumb the depth and breadth of the industry.

The structural grid: Prefabrication

Digitally designed and cut, preformed and preinfused stringers and bulkheads reduce boat weight, labor and cycle time and improve boatbuilder process control.

IBEX 2012 Review

Under the banner “The Future of Marine Technology,” the 22nd International BoatBuilders’ expo confronts a brave new world.

WINDPOWER 2012 report

Continued technology-driven performance gains are overshadowed by PTC gloom and predicted Asian overcapacity.

COMPOSITES 2011 Product Showcase

Composite Technology magazine's review of the goings-on at COMPOSITES 2011, this year’s edition of the American Composites Manufacturers Assn.’s (ACMA, Arlington, Va.) annual trade show and conference (Feb. 2-4, Greater Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center, Fla.).

Life Cycle Assessment: Are composites "green"?

Methods for calculating the impact composites have on the environment enable data-driven comparisons to traditional materials on a level playing field.

IBEX 2010: Looking up in Louisville

A new location helps regenerate a recession-battered industry, drawing in more exhibitors and attendees than in 2009.

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.

Composites 2010 Product Showcase

The ACMA’s Las Vegas exhibition reflected an industry in recovery.

DDG-1000 Zumwalt: Stealth warship

U.S. Navy navigates radar transparency, cost and weight challenges with composite superstructure design.

Seaworthy showcase: Post-consumer composite catamaran nears completion

Built entirely of recycled and recyclable reinforced thermoplastics, this novel sailing vessel will soon put into practice what its builders preach.

FEA facilitates custom megayacht design

Modeling software and design ingenuity meet vibration challenges in ocean-going luxury yacht.

SAMPE Europe/JEC Composites 2009 preview

SAMPE Europe’s 30th annual spring conclave and the nearby JEC Composites Show characterize the latest in material and process technologies.

JEC Composites 2009/SAMPE Europe preview

Organizers predict good turnout in poor economy for annual Paris tradeshow.

Competitive to the core

This new superyacht combines luxury innovations with energy-efficient construction, enabled by a new marine-grade balsa core.

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.

Composites Polycon 2007 Showcase

Tampa show attendance is up despite slow economy. ACMA reschedules 2008 show.

Cutting Infusion Time And Cost

When open molders turn to infusion, careful planning, material selection and training precede process efficiency.

Corvette converts floor panels, wheelhousings from glass to chopped carbon

Since 1953, General Motor's Chevrolet Corvette has been a trendsetter in glass-reinforced automotive composites and has served as the test bed for many GM innovations.

2005 NAIA Show highlights

Detroit Auto Show emphasizes powerful and eco-friendly vehicles.

Racing Veteran Fine-tunes Classic Competitive Concept

Hand layup of reinforced epoxy yields hybrid luxury powerboat/offshore racer.

The Basics Of Boat Design

Naval architects reveal design, tooling and material selection guidelines for a new sportfishing powerboat.

Carbon composites move beyond racing yachts into commercial and military marine applications.

Marine carbon composites move beyond racing yachts into commercial and military vessels.

Post-show review of the 2004 U.S. SAMPE Symposium

Largest-ever Symposium serves up a large helping of news and new technologies from advanced composites suppliers.

Getting To The Core Of Composite Laminates

A wealth of low-cost core solutions are available for high-performance sandwich structures.

Light-sport Plane Category Creates Take-off Point For Composites

Composites manufacturers and suppliers — and pilots — benefit from new FAA aircraft designation.

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