Sustainability

Harvest Season Ahead For Soy Resins

Eric Niemann is a soybean farmer from Nortonville, Kans., U.S.A. and one of the 64 farmer-leaders appointed to serve on the United Soybean Board (USB), Niemann chairs the USB's New Uses Committee, which is dedicated to building new markets for soybeans. The Committee funds research in the areas of plastics,

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Tubular composite core stiffens launch vehicle structure

ChamberCore, an alternative to traditional sandwich laminates, also improves vibro-acoustic damping.

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Composites on the Line

Electric utilities are ripe for conversion from wood power poles and cross-arms and steel-cored conductive cables to composite constructions, but most must still be persuaded.

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How EPA's eight-hour ozone emission regulations may affect composites manufacturers

Susan Bassett is a chemical engineer and air quality consultant. As president of Cogent Regulatory Science Inc. (Centennial, Colo., U.S.A.), she helps composite parts manufacturers understand and comply with air quality regulations. A Tale Of Two Maps Location, location, location is the leading factor in determining

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User-friendly resins expanding composites' reach

Novel niche formulas enable composites breakthroughs for new market applications, traditional material replacement.

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Techonologies for UV curing of composite laminates demonstrated

Racing go-kart project demonstrates advances in UV processing of composites.

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A guide to selection of methacrylate, urethane and epoxy adhesives

A practical examination of the complexities of adhesive selection.

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Vinyl ester composite parts in boat stern drive resist corrosion and damage

Volvo Penta's Ocean Series brings vinyl ester composites to the powertrain end of the boat.

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Fiber Placement The Centerpiece Of NCAM

Cryogenic composites just one facet of Lockheed Martins National Center for Advanced Manufacturing.

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Composites Make Large Difference In small Medical, Dental Applications

Surgical instruments and dental restoratives take advantage of polymers with glass-fiber and nanomaterial reinforcements.

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