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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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  • Automotive composites offer lighter solutions Automotive composites offer lighter solutions
    The drive toward smaller, lighter, more energy-efficient vehicles continues as consumers push for 'greener' – but not necessarily smaller – vehicles, while government regulators demand ever higher fuel economy performance and lower carbon dioxide emissions. Richard Stewart reports on the larger role being played by reinforced plastics in the auto industry.
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  • Carbon composite process provides superb surface finish 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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  • Carbon fibre producers optimistic in downturn Carbon fibre producers optimistic in downturn
    Despite the current lull in demand for carbon fibres from high-volume users, the range of manufacturing applications for carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) continues to expand in the face of new demands for lighter, stronger and higher-performing products. Richard Stewart examines the markets for CFRP composites and how the manufacturers of carbon fibres are riding out the economic storm.
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  • Design and joint configuration Design and joint configuration
    Sally Sinai, Technical Support Manager at ITW Plexus, discusses the issues that should be considered before designing joints that will be bonded together with structural adhesives.
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