- 22 May 2008 -
In-service monitoring of turbine blades
Given the increased size of modern turbine blades and
their growing fabrication sophistication and cost, blade
monitoring is becoming important to operators and
insurers alike. George Marsh investigates.
more
- 8 May 2008 -
Indian composites industry makes progress
India's biggest composites event, the International Conference and Exhibition on Reinforced Plastics (ICERP), was held in Mumbai, India, in February 2008. The fourth in the series, this event demonstrated a big step up for the country's composites industry.
more
- 27 November 2007 -
RTM suits Czech manufacturer
Czech company Peter-GFK is an RTM specialist producing
composite components for trucks, buses and farm machinery. Amanda
Jacob visited the company's production plant near Prague.
more
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20 November 2007 -
Prepregs make progress
at sea
Developments in prepreg technology mean that these products
are now becoming a popular choice in both performance and production
boat building.
more
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22 August 2007 -
ECRC heads search for composites recycling solutions
Cost effective recycling solutions are key to the future growth
of the reinforced plastics industry. Dick McKechnie of Owens Corning
and Thomas Wegman of Reichhold discuss the objectives and activities
of the European Composites Recycling Company.
more
- 1 October
2007 -
Preview: Composites 2007
The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) tradeshow
takes place in Tampa, Florida, on 17-19 October. We preview some
of the technologies on display.
more
- 12 June
2007 -
Trends in worker exposure to styrene in the European GRP industry
The first comprehensive study into long-term exposure to styrene
of personnel working in the composites industry has been carried
out in Europe. Here are the results.
more
- 23 May 2007 -
Building the future with FRP composites
David Kendall, managing director
of Optima Projects Ltd, describes some of the advantages of using
fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) in building construction. He discusses
examples of existing projects as well as possible future developments
and applications.
more
- 11 May
2007 -
CNG cylinder manufacturers test basalt
fibre
Basalt fibre offers an alternative
to carbon and glass in the filament winding of compressed natural
gas cylinders. Dmitri Pavlovski, Boris Mislavsky and Andrey Antonov
of Russian company Kamenny Vek report on some promising studies.
more
- 23 April
2007 -
Letters: A waste(d) opportunity
Readers respond following the recent
question posted about re-use of prepreg waste.
more
- 17 April
2007 -
Mahindra Composites targets Indian automotive
industry
Amanda Jacob reports on her visit
to Mahindra Composites Ltd in Pune, India.
more
- 27 March
2007 -
Comment: A waste(d) opportunity
One reader asks if the composites
industry can make better use of its waste materials.
more
- 19 February
2007 -
Effective mould release for RTM processes
The RTM process offers a challenge
to mould release technologies because of its particular features.
Fernando Castro of Zyvax explains this challenge and outlines
a solution. more
- 14 December
2006 -
Getting back to the basics
We interview John Gaither and Doug
Frey of Reichhold Inc.
more
- 23 June 2006 -
GKN Aerospace extends composites
boundaries
We report from GKN Aerospace's composites
centre on the Isle of Wight, UK. more
- 9 February 2006 -
Trends, advances and innovations
in filament winding
Business looks to be picking up in the filament
winding industry. We review some of the latest developments in
equipment and applications. more
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