Construction

Epoxies

Composites recycling — no more excuses

Columnist Dale Brosius outlines six actionable levels of composites recycling that fabricators should follow.

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Glass Fibers

Endurance Composites acquires Enduro Composites pipe and tank product line

Enduro Composites, designer and manufacturer of fiberglass composites solutions, has sold the assets of its Pipe & Tank product line to Endurance Composites, LLC.

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Infrastructure

Innovative Bridge Research and Construction Program study released

According to the American Composites Manufacturers Assn., the study results support adoption of composites and advanced materials in infrastructure, construction and transportation.

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Carbon Fibers

Withstanding fire without the weight

New composites meet stringent fire requirements while lightweighting ships, rail cars and battery boxes for electric cars and planes.

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Consumer

Index moves higher as five of six indicators report expansion

The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index registers a 55.1 reading for December 2018, pulled higher by supplier deliveries, production, new orders and employment.

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Feature

Tecnofire adds fire resistance to transportation and infrastructure applications

Intumescent nonwoven veils improve the fire performance of composites in bridge, bus, building, marine and aircraft structures.

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Thermoplastics

Hexcel finalizes acquisition of ARC Technologies

Hexcel continues to expand its advanced materials portfolio in structural composites and thermoplastics with ARC Technologies acquisition.

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Pultrusion

Strongwell names PIPESPAIN as distributor for Spain and Portugal

PIPESPAIN will distribute Strongwell’s fiber reinforced polymer composite products to the Spain and Portugal markets.

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Automotive

Index expands on supplier deliveries and improved exports

The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index registers a 55.0 reading for November 2018, pulled higher by supplier deliveries and exports.

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Aerospace

Looking ahead at composites trends in 2019

Columnist Dale Brosius predicts 2019 will reveal growth opportunities in infrastructure, wind energy and personal air mobility for composites. 

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