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July 27, 2008
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The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com
by Stephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-StandardJB Allred III, President and CEO of Allred & Associates, holds part of an 18 pound carbon fiber ...Sanyo's new eneloop bike gets carbon fiber frame, traction control ...
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by Tim Stevens, posted Jul 27th 2009 at 9:49AM Carbon fiber, with its light weight and high strength, is the material upon which the modern motorsports ...Using DNA as a tool could help carbon nanotubes live up to their ...
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Today, nanotubes are used as a type of carbon fiber for lightweight tennis rackets and hockey sticks. But Hersam calls these "low-tech" uses. ...Belite Aircraft Makes EAA Airventure Debut
Aero-News Network - FL,USA
The Belite 254 with carbon fiber wings that is on display is a fully assembled, flyable aircraft, equipped with a derated 45 horsepower MZ-201 engine. ...Metalrax Group Announces Disposal Of Commercial Bearings Business ...
RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA
L: News ) announced the sale on 24 July 2009 of its Commercial Bearings business, excluding its property, to Tufnol Composites Limited for a cash ..Plasti-Fab, a Recognized Leader in Composite Solutions Based in ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Plasti-Fab, the manufacturer of world class composite solutions, has officially begun operations at their second location in Lakeland, Florida. ...July 26, 2008
Outlook for the Global Composites Industry
Azom.com - USA
Economic recovery holds the key to global US$19 billion composites industry regaining a positive growth trajectory. There were dramatic changes in the ...
See all stories on this topicNew Report Just Published Metal Matrix Composites:the Global Market
Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wein,Austria
This technology/marketing report starts with an overview of MMCs, including a history of MMC development and the overall composites marketplace. ...July 25, 2008
Akuma Phantom II MFR Motorcycle Helmet Review
webBikeWorld
The helmet comes in any color you want...as long as it's carbon fiber gray, to paraphrase Henry Ford (who, I'm sure, would have loved carbon fiber!). ...Carbon Fiber Electric Bike Drives Batman Environmentally Conscious
Gizmodo.com - USA
Because not only does the Sanyo Eneloop carbon fiber electric bike come in black—it only comes in black. Weighing in at 42 pounds (still way heavy compared ...Sanyo presents world's first carbon fiber electric bike (and a ...
CrunchGear - Brooklyn, NY, USA
Now Nippon gets another two eneloop-branded bikes [JP], a carbon fiber model and a foldable bicycle. The way both models work is the same: Every time you ...July 24, 2008
Jergensen not to blame
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Salt Lake City Council member Erik Jergensen has been in the news lately because of financial difficulties with his business, Contour Composites ("Jergensen ..Wind Power to be Advanced by New Partnership
AZoCleantech
The new partnership forms part of the University's Advanced Composites Centre for Innovation and Science (ACCIS) and will be housed within ACCIS's new £5.4 ..Senate-Approved Defense Bill Would Fund Several Projects in Maine
MPBN News - Portland, ME, USA
$2 million for Hodgdon Defense Composites in Portland for design optimization of composite high-speed boats using advanced composite manufacturing and ...Oregon State researchers experiment with tree fibers in tires
Tire Business - Akron, OH, USA
MCC-reinforced rubber composites have comparable wet traction with conventional tire tread compounds, yet also have lower rolling resistance and better fuel ...Magna building composites business
Plastics News - Akron, OH, USA
“You really need all of these to say that you're a true, non-one-dimensional composite manufacturer,” he said. Magna hired most of Meridian's research, ...How to glue together a lighter spacecraft
New Scientist - UK
Burt Rutan, the aerospace pioneer whose firm Scaled Composites is designing civilian suborbital spacecraft for Virgin Galactic, is using an alternative ...July 23, 2008
Ellison's 'Dogzilla' gets America's Cup test
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Because of the tremendous pressure on its carbon-fiber hulls, mast and rigging, there's a threat of sudden breakage. Ocean-going multi-hulls have been known ...WEB EXCLUSIVE: AUTO WORD: From 0 to 60 in $2100000
San Fernando Valley Sun - san fernando, ca, USA
The windshield pillars, doors and side-impact beams are carbon fiber. There are carbon-fiber hoops in the prominently placed air intakes above the engine, ...Home » WOT » How to Spend $150000 on a 2010 Chevy Camaro - The ...
MotorTrend Magazine - USA
The "entry-level" Enhancement Package starts at $55000 and includes a redeveloped coil-over suspension, carbon fiber replacement taillights, stainless steel ...Eberhard & Co Traversetolo Chrono Carbon Fiber Watch
Vialuxe News - Sunnyvale, CA, USA
The casually elegant touch of a scintillating carbon fiber dial with red accents bring the sporty aspirations of this 43mm stainless steel sports timepiece ...Quickstep Has The Right Stuff
FN Arena News - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Australia has proven a world leader in the field of "composites" manufacture. Parts manufactured from composite material such as resin-reinforced fibreglass ...Advanced Off-line Inspection Software Speeds Up Manufacturing and ...
MCADCafe (press release) - Campbell, CA, USA
Real control and power came to Coast Composites' process with the introduction of Verisurf Software. “We were approached by Verisurf which had created very ..New partnership to advance wind-power technology
University of Bristol - Bristol, Avon, UK
Ian Chatting, Vice-President, Global Research for Vestas, added: "Composites are recognised as a vital component of wind turbine blades design and ...Dreamliner Raises New Concerns in the Pugent Sound
Design News - Newton, MA, USA
Everything is news: fastener shortages, composites, engine technologies, supply chain outsourcing, delays, and now the mirage of Southern competition. ...July 22, 2008
Ferrari F430 Tuned by INDEN
Mens Fashion & Luxury Life Style Magazine - USA
Of course, unseen muscle is only the start; INDEN modified the body kit with a new front spoiler, side flaps, carbon fiber rear diffuser, rear valence and ...The anatomy of a carbon-based surfboard
Los Angeles Times - CA, USA
Carbon fiber, popularly used in aerospace and civil engineering, is now positioning itself in the surf world. The thin, woven material, ...Opportunities for composites in North America's automotive market
Reinforced Plastics - Oxford, UK
The market for composites in the North American automotive industry is expected to reach US$1581.1 million in 2014, according to a new report. ...WhiteKnightTwo makes world debut at AirVenture 2009
Oshkosh Northwestern - Oshkosh, WI, USA
Experimental Aircraft Association Chairman Tom Poberezny traveled to southern California earlier this year to Scaled Composites in Mojave to view ...F-35-Lightening II: Composites on Trial Part III
Environmental Graffiti - London, England, UK
The F-35 Lightening II will be a test bed for the significant use of composite parts in next generation jet fighters, particularly with fuselage components. ...Learjet 85 marks milestones
AOPA Pilot - USA
The wing design, Bombardier says, benefits from the company's experience with composite wing-build techniques learned in the development of its C-series, ...July 21, 2008
Fesler-Moss Camaros Now Available
PR Newswire (press release)
It features coil over suspension, carbon fiber replacement taillights; stainless steel hood struts; new battery; high-performance air cleaner; ...Vertu to Launch Carbon Fiber Phone in August
Mobiledia
Luxury mobile phone brand Vertu plans to release the Ascent Ti Carbon Fiber -- a handset crafted of the high-performance material renowned in motorsport and ...Vertu Launches A Carbon Fiber Collection
Gadget Review
After market car part fans can now rejoice thanks to the introduction of Vertu's latest collection, the Carbon Fibre. They'll be available this August and ...Why do they do that? Bicycle frame materials
Examiner.com
When I was a kid, all bikes were made of steel, but these days it seems they have to be something more exotic like carbon fiber or titanium. ...High-Tech Composite Superyacht Bristolian
Luxist - Santa Monica, CA, USA
by Jared Paul Stern Jul 20th 2009 at 4:01PM Back in May we wrote about the amazing 49-ft. blacked-out Marten sailing yacht made of carbon fiber. ...Furutech's Top Performance e-TP309 AC Power Distributor
eCoustics.com (press release) - USA
Befitting a unit of such style and effectiveness, it's equipped with a beautifully-crafted aluminum top plate dressed in an elegant carbon fiber finish. ...Dr. Gridlock Tackles Your Traffic and Transit Issues
Washington Post - United States
I realize you spent over $7k on your carbon fiber road bike from Trek but it still doesn't give you the right to obstruct traffic on winding two-lane roads, ...USA. Goetz Custom Technologies signs first Frers designed G 58 ...
BYM News (press release) - Gibraltar, Spain
The use of aerospace grade carbon fiber coupled with an aircraft grade interior will result in a stunning vessel with exhilarating performance. ...Bombardier thumbs its nose at the economy, announces production ...
Examiner.com
Launched on October 30, 2007, the new 10-passenger Learjet 85 aircraft will be the first Bombardier jet to feature an all-composite structure and will be ...Learjet 85 progress advancing as planned
Kansas.com
More than 60 production employees have completed composites technology and application training and are working alongside the development team on producing ...Ultem fibers offer great aesthetics with enhanced safety
Fibre2fashion.com
Composites are increasingly replacing metal to achieve weight reduction without sacrificing performance. And more rigorous demands are driving the need for ...Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo Ready For Oshkosh Launch
AVweb
The aircraft, which is the largest aircraft ever built by Scaled Composites, has a wingspan of 140 feet and is capable of lifting 17 tons to altitudes of ...The Day Space Opened to the Rest of Us
Wired News - USA
But he and the team at Scaled Composites (with some financial help help from Paul Allen) showed it was possible to enter the vastness of space and even ..First dish of Karoo Array Telescope erected
Creamer Media's Engineering News - Garden View, South Africa
The KAT-7 dishes are each 12 m in diameter, manufactured from composites, and mounted on a simple steel framework. Hitherto, all radio telescope dishes have ...TEST DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
NETCOMPOSITES - Chesterfield, UK
Composites Testing Laboratory (CTL) www.ctlcomposites.com is an internationally known composite's materials testing facility situated in Co. ..July 20, 2008
Pinarello Unveils Dogma at Granfondo
Bicycle Retailer - Laguna Hills, CA, USA
Pinarello also steps up from a 50HM1K carbon fiber used in the Prince, to an exclusive 60HM1K (basically more fibers within a square centimeter) weave it ...Mercedes SLS Dealer Ordering Guide leaked
Drivers Republic - Northampton, England, UK
For example the Alu-Beam exterior paint option will cost you a whopping $10000; carbon-fiber interior trim a mere $4500; the Bang & Olufsen sound system is ...July 19, 2008
ITRI, US firm to jointly research carbon fiber
Taipei Times - Taiwan
Carbon fiber reinforced polymers or plastics are very strong, light and expensive materials with many uses, including in the aerospace industry. ...Cytec Industries, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha - New York, NY, USA
Two thirds of the spending in the quarter was related to the carbon fiber expansion project in the US and the composite prepreg manufacturing plants in ...2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Ordering Guide Leaked
Automobile Magazine - USA
The document reveals some options that we expected, such as the $12000 AMG Carbon Ceramic Braking System, numerous carbon fiber trim pieces, and the $6400 ..CE Thermal Systems Introduces the Energy-Efficient Heat by Design ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
The Heat by Design convective picture heater uses a patenteLimited Edition Hennessey Corvette ZR700
GTspirit - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Besides these enhancements, the body got a new lightweight carbon fiber a front splitter and rear spoiler. There are even new carbon fiber wheels. ..Tesla Motors' 2010 Sport Edition Debuts
PC Magazine - USA
The automaker also relocated the ipod dock slot, and made available carbon-fiber accents for the interior as an option. This week marks the first time the ...Strategic Composites looks at putting plant in Tri-Cities
TheNewsTribune.com - Tacoma, WA, USA
Strategic Composites has scratched its plan to manufacture wind turbine blades in Dayton and says now it's instead looking to operate two plants in Moses ...Rep. Michaud creates composites caucus
Mainebiz Daily - USA
Mike Michaud today announced the creation of the Congressional Composites Caucus to "ensure the industry has a strong voice in Congress. ...July 17, 2008
ITRI to cooperate with US firm in carbon fiber research
eTaiwan News - Taiwan
aerostructures manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems to develop advanced carbon fiber - a move that is expected to boost the competitiveness of Taiwanese ...Ultra-Rare Aston Martin DBR2 Recreated
Design Crave - USA
So Rizk is remaking the classic auto using an aluminum honeycomb/carbon fiber monocoque chassis, NASA Aerogel heat insulation under the hood, ...Research and Markets: Opportunities for Composites in the North ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA
Composites are becoming the material of choice for replacing traditional materials such as steel, aluminum and engineering plastics in North American ...Fulcrum Composites to Debut its Microcomb Curved Sandwich Panels ...
Exhibitor Online - Rochester, MN, USA
7/16/2009 - Fulcrum Composites Inc. will exhibit its exclusive line of structural sandwich panels for the first time at TS2 this month. ...July 16, 2008
Vath Tuning Makes a 580 HP Wagon I Can Believe In
Automoblog.net - Apex, NC, USA
They also saw fit to develop a new carbon fiber front lip spoiler that they say will add about 20 pounds of pressure on the front axle along with a specific ...Citroën Brings GT From PlayStation to Pavement
Wired News - USA
Now, AutoCar and other sources have confirmed that six — count 'em, six – examples of the carbon-fiber bodied beauty will be built and sold for about $2 .Rizk Auto recreates 1957 Aston Martin DBR2
Classic Car - Auckland, New Zealand
Named the RA DBR2 it's built around a state-of-the-art carbon-fiber tub and aluminum honeycomb monocoque chassis that weighs just 100 kgs (220 lbs), ...The 'Tour d'Admission': Guidance Counselors Seeing Colleges by Bicycle
New York Times - United States
A feather-light, carbon-fiber Serotta bicycle with a retail price of several thousand dollars. As it turns out, an alumnus at Skidmore College, ...Automotive fads versus automotive trends
Examiner.com - USA
The current fad is carbon fiber and there is already phony carbon fiber which is usually just fiberglass made to resemble carbon fiber. ..The abrasive truth about composites
Machinery - Dartford, England, UK
With composite content growing in almost every engineering sector, machine shops have to learn fast about a whole new material world. ...DSM Composite Resins partners with Fraunhofer ICT
Reinforced Plastics - Oxford, UK
DSM Composite Resins has announced a strategic partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) in Pfinztal, Germany, ...SPE Automotive Composites Conference Condenses Program
NETCOMPOSITES - Chesterfield, UK
The SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (SPE ACCE) will be shortened from three days to two this year in response to deteriorating conditions ...ew Ultem Composites, Foam and Fibre
NETCOMPOSITES - Chesterfield, UK
SABIC Innovative Plastics launched new leading-edge Ultem composite, fibre and foam technologies at NPE 2009. These new materials build on the company's ...Raising the limits
Manufacturing Computer Solutions - Dartford,England, UK
On the subject of analysing composites for more conventional aircraft, much work has been undertaken to enhance Abaqus itself and by third party developers ...TPI Composites cuts production at Newton plant
Newton Daily News - Newton, IA, USA
By Daily News Staff TPI Composites announced Tuesday the company will slow its production schedule of wind turbine blades — cutting employees and shortening ...July 15, 2009 and before
Toray begins carbon fiber production for 787
High Performance Composites - USA
Toray Industries Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) reports that it has begun production of carbon fiber for use in The Boeing Co.'s (Seattle, Wash., USA) new 787 ...Morgan Sindall Wins GBP71m Airbus Factory Contract
Wall Street Journal - USA
The 52300-square-meter facility, which is expected to be completed by October, 2010, will assemble carbon fiber wings and will be built by Morgan Ashurst, ...2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe by Rhys Millen Racing Full Test
Edmunds.com/Inside Line - Santa Monica, CA, USA
RMR has arranged the manufacture of a carbon-fiber hood and trunk lid for the Genesis, which together shave about 40 pounds from the coupe's curb weight (28 ...Testing the Tesla Roadster
Wall Street Journal - USA
It's so quiet, I can hear the tall grass nipping at the carbon fiber fenders as the little two-seater claws out of the curve and dives into the next. ...Goodguys Rod & Custom Association, C1 Corvette
Corvette Fever Magazine - USA
Designed by the Roadster Shop and artist Eric Brockmeyer, Blomquist's “C1RS” Corvette is a striking blend of hand-formed aluminum and carbon fiber, ...SABIC increases capacity for STAMAX thermoplastic composites
Reinforced Plastics - Oxford, UK
SABIC will start up a new plant in Belgium for production of STAMAX long glass fibre reinforced polypropylene (PP)composites and SABIC® ppcompound by the ...Global Thermoplastic Composites Industry is Estimated to Reach ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY,USA
The attraction of thermoplastic composite materials primarily stems from its ability to replace standard light weight/high-strength metals with even ...Fibon proposes transfer to Main Board
Jilin to Become China's the Largest Carbon Fiber Production Base
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
Fibon is a producer of advanced polymer matrix fibre composites and was listed late last year. In an announcement on behalf of the company yesterday, ...
CCFGroup.com (subscription) - Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
The 839 million yuan carbon fiber project recently invested by Sinosteel Jiangcheng Carbon Fiber Co., Ltd. is located in Jilin Economic Development Zone. ...Reichhold increases prices for composites industry in Europe
Reinforced Plastics - Oxford, UK
Resin supplier Reichhold has announced a price increase for all of its composites products sold in Europe. The price increase of €100/tonne comes into ...European ...
Carbon composite process improves surface finish by eliminating ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London, UK
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC - (Business Wire) Reichhold announces a 100 EUR/MT price increase effective as of August 1st, 2009 on all its Products sold in ...
Eureka - Dartford, England ,UK
Automotive and motorsport technology specialist, Prodrive, has developed an answer to the problem of lacquer deterioration on visible carbon composite parts ...13 Jul 2009 - United States Quatro Composites launches new ...
JEC Composites - Paris, France
Quatro Composites is introducing their new fully stressed design optimization for composite structures, otherwise know as OptiPart™ composite optimization ...Ahlstrom Job Cuts Starting In Europe
Hartford Business - USA
In the Fiber Composites division, of which the Windsor Locks plant is a part, sales declined due to the slowdown in the automotive, construction, ...Cobra N+ Nissan 370Z
Automoblog.net - Apex ,NC ,USA
They started with aerodynamic improvements made from fake carbon fiber, which would include a front spoiler and rear diffuser. They added on lightweight ...Composites contribute to lightweight design in the transport sector
Reinforced Plastics - Oxford ,UK
In this interview, Stefan Bachstein, Technical Director of the lamiluxplan Fiber Reinforced Composites Division at LAMILUX Heinrich Strunz gmbh, ...Back to: