Finishing Touches

November 20, 2021

Structural engineers and process managers tend to focus on materials, infusion, bonding and assembly when they discuss the manufacture of giant wind turbine blades. “But the reality is that...

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Refrigerated Boxcar Benefits from FRP Floor

November 19, 2021

When the team at Dallas-based TrinityRail was pitched the idea of applying a weight-saving composite solution to its railcars, the first question was where to start. “We investigated four...

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GFRP Graphene Pools Debut Down Under

August 11, 2021

Australia’s Aquatic Leisure Technologies (ALT) recently introduced the world’s first commercial range of graphene enhanced GFRP swimming pools. Graphene Nano-Tech pools, which the company says are lighter, stronger and...

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Composite Bridge Breaks New Ground

August 11, 2021

With the successful installation of a composite arch highway bridge near Duvall, Wash. – the first of its kind on the West Coast – the Washington State Department of...

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Committed to Innovation

August 06, 2021

The Midwest earned the nickname “America’s Heartland” in part because of its crucial role in the nation’s manufacturing industry. So perhaps it’s no surprise that ACMA’s incoming chair of...

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