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Pultrusion

Pultruded Heavy Commercial Window an Industry First

Composites add strength and insulating value, improving occupant comfort and reducing energy cost.

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Closed Molding: Old and New

A plastics consultant since 1973, Bill D. Snow established E.M.C. Co. in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1960 and, in 1962, designed and built a fully automated thermoforming machine for his own use that, by 1965, was being sold to other plastics manufacturers through E.M.C.'s Machinery Division. In 1967, E.M.C. Co., renamed

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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

The craft of aircraft repair

As the use of composites on commercial and military aircraft grows, repair facilities seek more science in what remains a primarily manual art.

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Composite fan blade containment case

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

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We need reliable, predictable material supplies

Dr. Mike Holland is VP and general manager of SPARTA Composites. SPARTA Composites, which occupies 70,000 square feet of manufacturing space in San Diego, Calif., designs and manufactures composite components for the aerospace, automotive and defense industries. Processes include compression molding, resin transfer

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Sustainability

COMPOSITES AND CONCRETE

The benefits of composite materials are well established in concrete reinforcement and construction.

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Distributors in the composites industry

More than "middlemen," they play a key role in successful projects for many fabricators.

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Infusion

Composite design selected for salmon tracking antenna

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

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