Infrastructure
FRP used to update historic 80-year-old bridge
Originally built in 1938, Rugg Bridge in Sandisfield, MA, US has been rehabilitated using a fiber reinforced polymer deck from Composite Advantage.
Read MoreCan we achieve global standards for composites?
It is the relative lack of such standards that presents one of the highest hurdles to composites adoption, and also is incredibly difficult to address.
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Drones: Composite UAVs take flight
First seen in defense applications, unpiloted aircraft development is surging in the commercial world, enabled by a host of new material, process and assembly technologies.
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Serving pultrusion customers in the digital age
Thanks to composites and robust engineering design, the life expectancy of two FRP footbridges in Scotland is expected to be more than 60 years.
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SAMPE 2018 Student Bridge Contest winners
The SAMPE Student Bridge Contest is an international competition involving schools from around the globe.
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Robotmaster V7 offers CAD/CAM integration
Hypertherm has launched Robotmaster V7, a task-based robot programming platform rebuilt on new architecture to offer integrated CAD/CAM functionality and more intuitive robot programming tools.
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OMAX waterjet brings success to one-man machine shop
RPM has been waterjet cutting a lot of composites, to the point that the company has gained a reputation as a composite cutting specialist.
Read MoreReflections after 60 columns about composites innovations
During the span of columnist Dale Brosius’s first 60 columns, several composites industry advancements have been truly eye-catching.
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Low weight on the high seas
A new, award-winning composite shipbuilding material saves fuel, increases car shipping capacity.
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SGL Carbon unveils new brand concept
New brand concept expresses SGL Carbon’s core expertise and bridges the company’s origin and future.
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