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Classic Recreations is collaborating with carbon fiber manufacturer SpeedKore Performance to recreate the iconic 1967 Shelby. The Shelby GT500CR models will feature carbon fiber bodies for the first time....

The Redtail Rooftop Camper is a state-of-the-art carbon fiber tent/camper hybrid offering the freedom of a rooftop tent with the security and amenities of a hard-sided camper. Redtail Overland’s...

Using proprietary composite sandwich panel technology that includes recycled plastic bottles in the structural core, Penso is building lightweight bodies for refrigerated delivery pods. Penso is launching its Blue...

Kreysler & Associates supplied fiber-reinforced polymer sunshades for the retrofit of a San Francisco office building, providing a balance of aesthetics, function, and constructability. As mid-century office buildings fall...

Earlier this year, ACMA’s Government Affairs staff and consultants met to align our strategy for the year like most business teams. We knew it would be both busy and...

Over the past 15 to 20 years, hydraulic structures using FRP composites have been designed, manufactured and installed in several countries, including the United States, the Netherlands, Spain, China,...

The Army Research Lab at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland developed a new type of multi-polymer filament for desktop 3-D printers, saving money and facilitating fast printing of critical parts...

Flight Design, a German ultralight aircraft company, selected Hexcel’s HexPly® M79 low-temperature curing prepreg for aircraft production, transforming the manufacturing process. Flight Design has been manufacturing light sport aircraft...

Teijin Aramid’s Twaron® is being used by the International Lunar Exploration Working Group (ILEWG) to develop a prototype spacesuit layer with a damage-detection system. The space industry must deal with...