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Windpower 2009 highlights
 The show confirmed wind energy’s status as a recession-proof market for composites, but blade manufacturers were put on notice about the need to automate.
Read MoreThe future of composites education
Experts weigh in on the weighty problems this industry faces as it confronts a serious shortage of trained personnel.
Read MoreCOMPOSITES+POLYCON 2009 Showcase
Despite the deepening recession, composites pros returned to the show in its new time slot to explore the wealth of products and services collected here.
Read MoreAircraft simulation gets composites aware
Rapid software evolution enables faster, better virtual solutions to complex composite design problems.
Read MoreSAMPE Europe/JEC Composites 2009 preview
SAMPE Europe’s 30th annual spring conclave and the nearby JEC Composites Show characterize the latest in material and process technologies.
Read MoreJEC Composites 2009/SAMPE Europe preview
 Organizers predict good turnout in poor economy for annual Paris tradeshow.
Read MoreThe outlook for composite pressure vessels
Environmental and economic pressures continue to drive growth in the market for composite pressure vessels used in personal and public transportation applications.
Read More"Metalworking" businesses find new niche with composites
Composite structures are replacing machined metal parts in certain applications — most notably, some aircraft components. As this happens, it would be easy to assume that businesses invested in machining metal will see activity decline. From the ground, however, there is plenty of evidence to support a different assumption.
Read MoreMOM software solves debonding problem in manufacturing process
When Composites Atlantic Ltd. (CAL, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada) contracted to produce 10 types of parts for leading edge and rudder components and deliver them on a biweekly schedule to a key aerospace customer, trouble soon cropped up.
Read MoreIn-situ composite repair builds on basics
For on-aircraft repair, demand is on the rise for specialized composites training and expertise.
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