Infusion

Sustainability

Repair Of Infrastructure With Composites

Composites prove their mettle in large, demanding repairs and rehab.

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ATL/AFP

Fuel Economy Drives Big Rig Composites

A variety of materials and processing methods are lightweighting and economizing trucks and trailers in the commercial freight arena.

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Aerospace

Boeing sets pace for composite usage in large civil aircraft

Innovative use of international supplier base to revolutionize aircraft manufacture.

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Aerospace

Composite fan blade containment case

Innovative use of carbon-fiber braid yields a ductile structure that resists blade impact.

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Composite design selected for salmon tracking antenna

Tough and affordable ultrathick laminate the solution for fish counting application.

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Weaving

Fiberglass multiaxials reinforce their market share

Technological and market forces feed growing use of multiaxial nonwoven fiberglass fabrics and spur diversified product offerings.

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Weaving

Composites Aboard High-Speed Trains

Greater demand for weight reduction and aerodynamics put railcar manufacturers on track to greater and more extensive use of composites.

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Anisotropic wind blade design expected to reduce wind-energy costs

Deliberately unbalanced laminate produces smoother power input from adaptive wind blades

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Cyanate Ester

Are high-temp thermosets ready to go commercial?

Developed for the U.S. military, these high-performance matrices are branching out into wider use.

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Infrastructure

Racing Veteran Fine-tunes Classic Competitive Concept

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

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