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What Am I Worried About?
Composites manufacturers are better prepared to address customer demands for information on the climate and other environmental impacts associated with production and use of their products. Many have attended ACMA-sponsored […]November 19, 2024
Be Your Own Advocate: Host a Congressional Visit
By the time this issue is published, the presidential election will be over, and we will once again see Washington change with a new president and a new Congress. This […]November 19, 2024
Explore Every Avenue for Talented Employees
As I walked around the CAMX Exhibit Hall in San Diego in September, I was intrigued by all the new materials and processing technologies. But something else also stood out […]November 19, 2024
Composites Make Super Trucks
Class 8 trucks are the workhorses of the freight sector. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), they haul 80% of U.S. goods and use 28 billion gallons of […]November 19, 2024Striving for Sustainability in Transportation Infrastructure
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) manages 249 highways totaling more than 50,000 lane miles. It also oversees three state-supported Amtrak regional rail routes, as well as aviation facilities. The […]November 19, 2024CAMX Keynote Speaker Focuses on AI and the Augmented Age
“Ten years from now there will not be a business on the planet that can function without AI just like they can’t function without electricity and digital communications,” he said. […]November 18, 2024Staying Informed on Hot Industry Topics
In June, two engineers from Bestbath attended ACMA’s Composites Sustainability Today event in Denver, where they learned about government policies, industry innovations, best practices and more. This information is invaluable […]July 31, 2024ACMA Targets Statistics Flaws
ACMA has launched a new initiative to update how the composites industry is counted. If successful, this initiative will help members quantify our benefit to the country and better track […]July 31, 2024Report from the Field: Highway Sustainability
This summer, I’ve spent several days with groups of state DOT engineers, university faculty, trade association staff and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) program managers, watching […]July 31, 2024
Elevating E-Bike Frames
As the market for environmentally friendly electric bikes grows, V Frames of Saalfeld, Germany, is using water-assisted injection molding (WAIM) to produce carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) e-bike frames that […]July 31, 2024
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