2025 State of the Industry Report

In its annual Blue Chip Economic Indicators survey, Wolters Kluwer asks approximately 50 economic forecasters to provide projections for the year ahead. The consensus for 2025 predicts real gross domestic […]

Pultrusion Solutions

When industry leaders, suppliers, OEMs and customers gather in downtown Chicago this May for the North American Pultrusion Conference (NAPC), they’ll discover what’s new in manufacturing, materials and markets. In […]

Insights from the Greenbuild Conference

The Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, held Nov. 12 – 15, 2024, in Philadelphia, provided valuable insights for composites manufacturers navigating the growing focus on sustainable construction. Key topics included […]

Fly-In Participation Fuels Our Work

As an ACMA member, you can play a vital role in shaping the policies and regulations that impact the composites industry, which spans almost every corner of the country. One […]

FRP Opens the Flood Gates on an Expanding Market

A decade ago, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) installed demonstration wicket gates made from E-glass and vinyl ester resin in a sandwich panel construction on the Illinois River, […]

Creating a 100-Year Landmark at Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame had two key maintenance requirements for the construction of its new campus landmark, Our Lady of the Lake World Peace Plaza. The structure had to […]

UDRI Engineers Introduced RoboCLASP to Revolutionize Prep of Composite Materials for Bonding

Hand sanding of composite materials in preparation for bonding is labor intensive and hazardous, requiring a delicate touch, a great deal of time, and the use of hazmat suits. A […]

Scientists Developed a Process to Reclaim Composite Materials from Epoxies

A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo discovered a method to reclaim composite materials from unrecyclable epoxy resins used in applications as large as infrastructure and construction, aircraft, […]

Evertrak and Sumitomo Partnering on Sustainable Composite Railroad Ties

Railroad ties, traditionally built of wood, tend to decay in high heat and humidity climates such as in the southeastern United States – a High Decay Zone. Not only is […]