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People on the move: October 2017
Here is this month’s people on the move news in the composites industry.
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Armor Update: Reinforced elastomeric composite blast barrier
A new, flexible, lightweight, portable debris shield holds promise for protecting building occupants in military zones.
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Plant Tour: FiberCore Europe, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
From debond-proof bridges to cost-saving infrastructure rehab, InfraCore technology is establishing composites as the fourth major construction material.
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Coming soon to the urban waterways: SeaBubbles
All-composite hydrofoiling watercraft will, if SeaBubbles has its way, soon be taxiing people across urban waterways in more than 50 cities across the world.
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AVK announces winners of 2017 Innovation Awards
AVK Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe e.V. (Frankfurt, Germany) has announced the winners of its three prestigious Innovation Awards to institutions, companies and their partners in the composites industry.
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bigHead, Cranfield University discuss Knowledge Transfer Partnership
bigHead Bonding Fasteners and Cranfield University have formed a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) focused on new joining technologies for composite materials.
Read MoreBiggest hurdles for automotive composites
Patrick Blanchard, global technical leader – composites at Ford Motor Co., discussed at SPE ACCE three major hurdles composite materials face.
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IBEX 2017 show report
Increased attendance and exhibitors despite Irma, continued delivery of latest in composite technologies for marine industry.
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Pultrusions growing in construction: new EPTA report
There’s a new report out from EPTA (European Pultrusion Technology Assn., Frankfurt am Main, Germany) that discusses new trends for pultrusion in building and construction.
Read MoreCAMX 2017 preview: DUNA-USA
DUNA-USA Inc. (Baytown, TX, US) is debuting its BLACK CORINTHO HT 800 high- temperature tooling board, which offers low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) at temperatures up to 400°F, coupled with high thermal conductivity for reducing oven and autoclave cycle times.
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