National Composites Week: How composites entertain us
As we celebrate National Composites Week lets take some time to consider some of the ways composites contribute to one of humankind’s most sought after pursuits — the quest for constant entertainment.
Made with key structural parts of CFRP, the lightweight Hummingbird bike can collapse and redeploy easily and can even fit into a standard suitcase. Source | Hummingbird Bike Co. Ltd.
As we celebrate National Composites Week lets take some time to consider some of the ways composites contribute to one of humankind’s most sought after pursuits — the quest for constant entertainment.
Composites play a role in the devices we use including laptops, tablets and cellphones. They are used in a wide array of sporting equipment from surfboards to golf clubs to tennis rackets. Carbon fiber is used in sailboats and for lightweight bicycles including everything from mountain bikes to racing bikes to compact folding bikes.
COBRA International is a leading manufacturer of high-end composite products with its core business in the watersports market. Source | COBRA International
Here are a few stories CW has reported on in the past few months that illustrate some of the ways composites contribute to keeping us busy.
- Consumer electronics: hybrid composite covers
- Carbon fiber-reinforced parts 3D-printed for catamaran
- Combining materials for better bicycles
- The democratization of composites
- Composites-intensive folding bike: Simplifying multi-modal transportation
- CHOMARAT carbon fiber reinforcement featured in Babolat’s new tennis racket
- Episode 22: Danu Chotikapanich, Cobra International
- Episode 23: Wiener Mondesir, Arevo
About National Composites Week
National Composites Week was organized and launched by braiding specialist A&P Technology (Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.), global advanced composites company Hexcel (Stamford, Conn., U.S.) and CompositesWorld to celebrate the myriad ways that composite materials and composites manufacturing contributes to the products and structures that shape the American manufacturing landscape today.
Go to www.NationalCompositesWeek.com for more information, and to download a Host Guide, a sample press release, a sample letter to the editor and other templates designed to help participants develop and execute events and outreach at their facilities. Use the hashtag #NationalCompositesWeek during the week to join the celebration!
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