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Paddling to the Top
More than 300 of the world’s best kayakers will travel this fall to RushSouth Whitewater Park in Columbus, Ga., to compete in the 2023 ICF Kayak Freestyle World Championship. Approximately […]August 5, 2023Opportunities in Thermoplastic Pultrusion
Pultrusion offers many advantages for companies that want to produce consistent, high-strength and dimensionally accurate parts through a highly automated system. Thermoset matrices have been the material of choice for […]August 5, 2023Momentum in the Hydrogen Energy Movement
Hydrogen is often touted as the green energy carrier of the future – and it’s time may arrive sooner than you think. “There are already 10 million metric tons being […]August 5, 2023
Draft FAA Reauthorization Bills Include Composites Language
The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have both included language on advanced materials, including composites, in recently introduced Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization legislation. However, political fights on unrelated topics […]August 5, 2023Decarbonization in Composites Manufacturing
For more than a year, ACMA’s Climate Impact Project (CIP) has been helping composites manufacturers prepare estimates of the cradle-to-gate emission of climate warming gases associated with the production of […]August 5, 2023A Tale of Two Bridges
Two iconic Ohio landmarks – Cleveland’s North Coast Harbor and Kelleys Island’s Glacial Grooves Geological Preserve – recently installed pedestrian bridges featuring GFRP decks. The North Coast Harbor is situated […]August 5, 2023A Second Life for Wind Blades
Developing new methods of recycling composite wind blades is taking on greater urgency as the U.S. becomes more reliant on this natural energy source. By 2050, the country could be […]August 5, 2023A Change Leader
Megan Multanen grew up around composites and the leaders who shaped the industry. Her father, Gary Multanen, began his composites career more than 50 years ago and served as president […]August 5, 2023VIP Treatment
Boat hulls and wind blades may be the first applications that come to mind when people think about vacuum infusion processing (VIP). But other markets aside from marine and wind […]May 10, 2023Smoother Sailing for Composites Supply Chain
Two years ago, composites companies were struggling with multiple issues when trying to obtain the supplies and equipment they needed to maintain their operations. Even when they could procure them, […]May 10, 2023
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