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  • 2026 State of the Industry Report

    As the new year begins, ACMA continues to deliver timely market intelligence reports, enabling members to evaluate the composites industry’s performance and see how their own companies compare. Composites Manufacturing […]
    February 3, 2026
  • The X-BRIDGE project’s demonstration bridge may contain FRP composite tub girders like those used in the Grist Mill Bridge on U.S. Route 1A in Maine based on research by UMaine’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center. Photo Credit: UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center

    Speeding Composite Bridge Adoption

    The X-BRIDGE project’s demonstration bridge may contain FRP composite tub girders like those used in the Grist Mill Bridge on U.S. Route 1A in Maine based on research by UMaine’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center. Photo Credit: UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center
    February 3, 2026

  • Message from the ACMA President & CEO

    As we begin a new year, I wanted to connect with the ACMA community and offer a few ideas for how ACMA can help achieve the professional and organizational growth […]
    February 3, 2026

  • GFRP Tanks Stand the Test of Time

    Landfill storage tanks are built tough to withstand corrosion from the toxic materials they contain. Leachate, a highly corrosive liquid formed when rainwater moves through the landfill’s refuse, is particularly […]
    February 3, 2026

  • Driving Safety in Motorsports

    Team Penske, an American professional auto racing organization, is competing in its 60th season this year. The company fields cars for drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series, NTT INDYCAR Series […]
    February 3, 2026

  • Now is the Time to Market FRP Composites in Construction

    At ACMA we are expanding our efforts to help members supplying construction materials as several market forces combine to make FRP composites more attractive. Over the past decade, the priorities […]
    February 3, 2026

  • Old Technology, New Enhancements

    The process of manufacturing composites by winding fiber filaments over a rotating mandrel dates back to the 1940s, and after decades of upgrades and improvement the technique is still in […]
    August 20, 2025

  • Digital Twins Reveal Hidden Information

    It can be difficult to determine what happens inside a composite product during the manufacturing process – where anomalies may have occurred or how closely the final product matches the […]
    August 20, 2025

  • Making a Push for Prefab FRP Panels

    As the U.S. construction sector continues to face a pervasive labor shortage that many expect to intensify, Building Composites in Moraine, Ohio, has introduced a prefabricated FRP building enclosure panel […]
    August 20, 2025

  • Congress Makes Manufacturing Tax Provisions Permanent

    Less than a month after ACMA’s record-setting Composites 2025 Fly-In, Washington provided manufacturers with an extra reason to celebrate on the Fourth of July: much needed tax improvements that potentially […]
    August 20, 2025
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