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last updated 9th October 2008

Editorial / Exhibitions calendar 2008

Issue

Feature topics

Key events

 

January

Markets: Marine, Aerospace
Technology: infustion processes

ICERP 2008, 7-9 February, Mumbai, India.

ARQUIMACOM 08, 20/21 February 2008, Valencia, Spain.

 

February

Markets: Wind energy
Environment: Recycling
Technology: Carbon fibre

EWEC 2008, European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition, 31 March - 3 April, Brussels, Belgium.

Composites Australia & Composites CRC Congress & Exhibition 2008, Australia (date tbc)

 

March

Show preview: JEC Composites Show 2008
Markets: Automotive
Technology: Sandwich structures


JEC Composites Show 2008, 1-3 April, Paris, France
Society of Automotive Engineers Congress 2008, 14-17 April, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

 

April

Markets: Corrosion resistant equipment
Environment: Natural fibres
Technology: Filament winding

IFAT 2008 - 15th International Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Refuse & Recycling, 5-9 May, Munich, Germany

 

May

Markets: Wind energy, electrical
Technology: Pregregs

SAMPE 2008, 18-22 May, Long Beach, California, USA
WindPower 2008, 1-4 June, Houston, Texas, USA

 

June


Markets: Infrastructure
Technology: Machining, cutting & finishing equipment
Environment: Low styrene emissions (LSE) materials & equipment


Distribution to designers and manufacturers in the boat building industry

 

July/August

Markets: Corrosion resistant equipment
Technology: Mould release & mould preparation products
Environment: Waste minimisation

China Composites Expo 2008, 17-19 September, Shamghai, China
2008 SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibitions (ACCE), 15-17 September, USA

 

September

Show preview: Composites Europe 2008
Markets: Construction
Technology: SMC


Composites Europe 2008 & Aluminium 2008, 23-25 September, Essen, Germany
Hussum Wind (date tbc)

Digital distribution to designers and manufacturers in the automotive industry

 

October


Materials: Sports equipment, marine
Technology: Pultrusion


IBEX 2008, 6-8 October, Miami, Florida, USA
Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS), 18-20 November, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

 

International Buyers' Guide

Our annual directory of suppliers and manufacturers in the composites industry worldwide

Distribution at all major composites events

 

November

Markets: Automotive
Technology: Resin transfer moulding
Environment: Reducing styrene emissions to atmospere


Feiplar Composites 2008, 11-13 November, Brazil.

Distribution to designers and manufacturers in the construction & infrastructre sectors.

 

December


Markets: Aerospace, rail
Technology: Mould making

COMPOSITES & POLYCON 2009
American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), 15-17 January 2009, Tampa, Florida, USA

 

 

Special Supplement 2008

A special supplement will also be published in 2008 - broken down into four sections, focusing on composites in:

Marine
Automotive
Aerospace
Construction

This supplement will be distributed to our full international readership, as well as bonus distrubution at theACMA and JEC shows.

 

Plus…
In addition to the scheduled features listed above each issue of the magazine includes the following sections, which are researched and written by our editorial staff.

• news: four news sections covering the latest applications for composites, business news, new materials and products, and processing developments
• interviews with industry experts and company executives
• listings of relevant conferences, exhibitions and events
• letters and comment

 


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