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New associate joins Seifert and Skinner & Associates
Seifert and Skinner & Associates Inc (SS&A) has announced the addition of Kristof Weckx to their roster of associates.
Exova OCM achieves composite testing Nadcap accreditation
Testing services company Exova's laboratory in Anaheim, California, has acheived Nadcap accreditation.
US wind industry wants RES
The US wind industry, through the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), has called on Congress to pass a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) to save and create US jobs.
MVP conducts Light RTM training In India
Magnum Venus Plastech (MVP) has conducted its three-day Light RTM (LRTM) training course in India.
California funds US$90m clean and renewable energy
The California Energy Commission (CEC) says its US$90 million ‘Clean Energy Manufacturing Program’ will strengthen the state’s leadership in clean and renewable energy by providing financing to manufacturers.

Podcasts

Reinforced Plastics newscast, 1 March 2010
Amanda Jacob reviews the ACMA's Composites 2010 trade show, highlights some of the latest news, and introduces Reinforced Plastics' JEC preview.
Reinforced Plastics newscast, 2 February 2010
Amanda Jacob looks at what's happening this week.
Reinforced Plastics newscast, 25 January 2010
Amanda Jacob highlights some of the latest news stories.
Preview of the November/December issue of Reinforced Plastics
Reinforced Plastics' Editor, Amanda Jacob, previews the November/December issue of the magazine. Features include: Boeing's 787: trials, tribulations, and restoring the dream; European composites industry set for slow recovery; and RTM – past, present and future.

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Greener cars = more composites?
Posted by Amanda Jacob • 11 March 2010
Reports from the Geneva motor show taking place this week have highlighted the launch of numerous 'green' cars. It seems that most of the major players have been showcasing their take on an electric o...
tags: green, composites, electric cars
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Emerging markets offer best opportunities for composites in construction
Posted by Amanda Jacob • 17 February 2010
The construction industry is the biggest user of composite materials, and the potential for further growth is substantial. In a presentation at the ACMA's Composites 2010 show last week, Norman Timmin...
tags: construction, composites, FRP
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Composites 2010: everyone's talking about ...
Posted by Amanda Jacob • 11 February 2010
In my conversations at the show, the three following topics were top of the agenda. 1. When will the recovery start? Not surprisingly, everyone was talking about the global economy and asking when b...
tags: composites, sustainability, green, wind
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Composites 2010: cautious optimism
Posted by Amanda Jacob • 11 February 2010
Exhibitors at Composites 2010 are generally upbeat about the prospects for the US composites industry over the next few years. Ted Harris, President of Ashland Performance Materials, is ‘cautio...
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Composites 2010: US industry to grow
Posted by Amanda Jacob • 11 February 2010
The first day of the Composites 2010 event in a grey and rainy Las Vegas started with an upbeat presentation on the future of the US composites industry by business analyst Ray MacNeil. The US compos...
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Features

Wind energy and vacuum infusion Wind energy and vacuum infusion
Wind energy and vacuum infusion is one of the biggest opportunities today for the composites industry according to Reinier Jansen, Business Development Wind Energy, at Lantor BV. As well as blade manufacture, vacuum infusion is now also being used in nacelle production.
Carbon composite process provides superb surface finish
An answer to the problem of lacquer deterioration on visible carbon composite components has been developed by automotive technology and specialist manufacturing company Prodrive – eliminate the lacquer completely. As well as increasing cosmetic durability and reducing cost, the new process delivers an exceptional surface finish that is thought to be at least equivalent to the best lacquered finishes. Martyn Roberts explains.
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FGD is a big but volatile FRP market
Flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) equipment is a big user of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP). Robert McIlvaine of The McIlvaine Company describes the current status and future prospects for FRP in this market.
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Maximising wave power Maximising wave power
Technology for extracting power from waves is still very much at the developmental stage, but it is already well known that devices in which the waves set up an oscillation work better if they can achieve resonance with the ‘forcing’ impulse i.e. the waves. In fact, exploiting the resonance phenomenon can amplify harvested wave power several times over what it would otherwise be. George Marsh investigates.
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The Tangled Web: Silent Threats & Invisible Enemies
In a 2009 report, MessageLabs Intelligence revealed that an average of 3,618 new Websites per day were identified as harboring malware and other potentially unwanted programs such as spyware and adware.
Business VoIP Buyer's Guide
An explanation of the Hosted IP PBX (Private Branch Exchange) market and what to look for in a proposed system.
Choosing a midmarket ERP solution
Ten important questions to ask when buying an ERP package and how to ensure it integrates with current your technology.
Sales lead generation through CRM solutions
How Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions can generate better leads, target top customers and manage marketing campaigns.
EuCIA Position Paper on Recycling of Thermosetting Composite Parts in the Automotive Industry
Thermoset composites are compliant with EU Directive.

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