Adhesives

Sustainability

Composite Hulled Land/Sea Vehicle Nears Launch

Once the stuff of James Bond movies, this U.K.-designed amphibious automobile soon will be manufactured in North America.

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Adhesives

Rapid Manufacturing, Part II: Pioneer Applications

Harbingers of what could be a significant trend, these composites manufacturers demonstrate the potential of additive fabrication and several innovative materials in tool-free manufacture of complex components.

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Adhesives

SPE'S AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES SHOW PREVIEW

Conference continues growth trend despite tough North American market.

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Automotive

Composites Pick Up New Applications in Light Trucks

Long a bastion of steel, the tougher-duty pickup segment of the light truck market is warming to the benefits of composites.

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Adhesives

Rapid Manufacturing, Part I: The Technologies

An outgrowth of rapid prototyping, tool-free additive fabrication is shortening product development cycles for manufacturers of smaller, limited-run composite parts.

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Weaving

SAMPE ’08 technology showcase

Billed as the world’s largest advanced materials trade event, SAMPE’s 2008 Symposium and Exhibition returned to Long Beach.

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NDT

Assessing conventional and advanced NDI for composite aircraft

 AANC experiments test how well damage can be detected in composite parts.

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Out of Autoclave

JEC COMPOSITES 2008 show review

Composites professionals converged on this annual Parisian gathering in greater numbers than ever before, confident that the market’s global growth will continue.

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Automotive

JEC Composites Show Product Showcase

Composites professionals converged in Paris in greater numbers than ever before, confident that the market’s global growth will continue.

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HYBRID COMPOSITE PANEL UNLOCKS HIDDEN VALUE

SMC and flax/polypropylene come together in a single component to add functionality to Nissan’s Sentra.

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