Virtual Composites Technology Days 2020

Virtual Composites Technology Days Spark Collaboration & Break Attendance Records On October 28-29, 2020, the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) …

Virtual Composites Technology Days Spark Collaboration & Break Attendance Records On October 28-29, 2020, the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) …

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Flying Car Designed with Composites Ready to Hit the Road, and Soon, the Sky

PAL-V started flying and driving its flying car test prototypes back in 2012. That testing led to PAL-V designing its first flying car to be available commercially, the Liberty. The […]

A New CAMX for a New Time

In 2020, we have changed the way we live, work and interact with those around us in response to COVID-19. Adaptation has been key this year in almost every aspect, […]

Putting Customers First

There is a lot of lip service paid to the importance of customer service. But leaders in the composites industry do more than talk the talk. They adopt a customer-centric […]

Embedding Sensors for Smarter Manufacturing

The wind energy industry is growing in the United States, and that means the country is going to need tens of thousands of new composite wind blades in the next […]

Pedal to the Metal

Lightweight composite materials have been a key part of developing more fuel-efficient vehicles, as data from the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office indicates that a 10% reduction in vehicle […]

Lattice Tower Showcases New Technologies

Rising 30 feet into the air, a GFRP and CFRP lattice tower built for the architectural showcase Exhibit Columbus in Columbus, Ind., is the first coreless wound filament tower in […]

Composites Contribute to Cost-Efficient Utility Vehicle

While D2H Advanced Technologies Ltd., Buckingham, U.K., has expertise in sophisticated vehicle design from Formula One to NASCAR Cup Series cars, the company’s latest project drove it in a different […]

Troubleshooting Six Common Gel Coat Issues

Although gel coats are often used as a surface finish for fiber-reinforced polymer composites, they shouldn’t be an afterthought considered only for enhancing aesthetics. Gel coats also protect FRP parts […]

America’s Cup Competitor Relies on Composites for Speed and Strength

Symmetrix Composite Tooling is a Supplier/Technical Partner with New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup. To provide the necessary patterns and molds for […]