April 2010 Issue

April

April 2010

Quiet revolution: Composites in EVs
Cover Story

Quiet revolution: Composites in EVs

Startup automakers make use of composite body/chassis components to extend the range of hybrid-electric and battery-electric vehicles.

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Features

Featured articles from the April 2010 issue of CompositesWorld

Composites 2010 Product Showcase
Wind/Energy

Composites 2010 Product Showcase

The ACMA’s Las Vegas exhibition reflected an industry in recovery.

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Integrated software: Streamlined hull & tool design

Integrated software: Streamlined hull & tool design

Although its reputation was solid, rigid inflatable boat (RIB) builder Planatech (Athens, Greece) recently sought ways to design new composite products and their corresponding tool sets faster, without compromising quality.

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Negating negatives

Negating negatives

Composites Technology magazine's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan says the April issue's cover story on startup electric car makers is proof that there are serious carmakers willing to give composites more than a serious look.

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Report from Detroit: NAIAS highlights
Automotive

Report from Detroit: NAIAS highlights

Electrics and hybrids make headlines, composites suppliers see hopeful signs after OEM restructuring.

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Structural polyurethanes: Bearing bigger loads
Wind/Energy

Structural polyurethanes: Bearing bigger loads

The versatile polymer shows new strength (and other advantages) in pultrusion and core materials applications.

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