February 2010 Issue

February

February 2010

Bio-based fillers: Reducing SMC mass
Cover Story

Bio-based fillers: Reducing SMC mass

The Bio-Lite Technical Center of Excellence at the National Composites Center (Dayton, Ohio) is developing sheet molding compound (SMC) recipes capable of yielding finished parts with specific gravity as low as 1.2.

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Features

Featured articles from the February 2010 issue of CompositesWorld

Paris 2010: JEC Composites and SAMPE Europe Preview
Wind/Energy

Paris 2010: JEC Composites and SAMPE Europe Preview

JEC’s industry-leading trade exhibition and SAMPE Europe’s International Conference again shed light on composites in the City of Lights.

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Seaworthy showcase: Post-consumer composite catamaran nears completion
Marine

Seaworthy showcase: Post-consumer composite catamaran nears completion

Built entirely of recycled and recyclable reinforced thermoplastics, this novel sailing vessel will soon put into practice what its builders preach.  

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Shifting paradigms
Editorial

Shifting paradigms

CT editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan contends that now is the time for the North American auto industry to begin rethinking how it designs and builds cars.

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UBSs: Coming to North America
Out of Autoclave

UBSs: Coming to North America

 Common in Europe and Asia, the composite underbody shield might finally catch on in the U.S. and Canada.

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