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FRP Two way Joist System The Answer For Cleanroom Concrete Flooring
When electronics giant Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, Texas) spec'd the 200,000 ft2 (18,850m2) multistory cleanroom for its new semiconductor manufacturing facility, it needed to accommodate not only strict indoor air quality requirements but heavy structural loads as well. The cleanroom was designated as the
Read MoreMay Editorial
HPC at JEC (left to right): Sian Raynor, Dirk Weed, Judy Hazen, Sara Black and Mike Musselman. Everything one hears lately — whether it's reports from the recent SpeedNews Conference in L.A. (see News item, p. 20) or sales statistics and projections from aircraft manufacturers and associations (see News, pp. 21-22)
Read MoreRapid Fiber Preforming On A Large Scale
A proven alternative to open molding of big parts.
Read MoreApril editorial
Well, the suitcase is repacked for my third trip in as many weeks — it's conference and show season again. There's really no place like home, but the truth is that industry gatherings are how we network and become acquainted with new applications to cover. Tomorrow, I'm off to Budapest, Hungary for the 8th World
Read MoreComposite Rebar Speeds Tunneling Operations
Pultruded replacement for steel reinforcement in concrete clears path for more efficient use of boring machinery.
Read MoreSizing Up Fiber Sizings
What glass fiber users need to know about sizings, and how new sizing developments are enhancing the performance of glass-reinforced composites.
Read MoreMarch Editorial
The composites conference season is coming fast, and I'm sure many of you are preparing to hit the road in the next few weeks, as is the staff of HPC. As you read this, I'll be making my first visit to the SpeedNews Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference, at its 20th annual meeting in California. I hope to have
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