A variety of CIPP products are enabling the rehabilitation, rather than excavation and replacement, of underground pipe for wastewater and drinking water.
> Composite vs. corrosion: Battling for marketshareMarket trends and tighter budgets are helping to expand the use of composites to repair and replace corrosion-damaged infrastructure — aboveground and underground.
> A350 XWB update: Smart manufacturingSpirit AeroSystems actualizes Airbus’ intelligent design for the A350’s center fuselage and front wing spar in Kinston, N.C.
> 2011 International Paris Air ShowAt the 49th event, records are set for attendance and aircraft orders, and airframers go on record about composites-related developments.
> Small wind gets bigMassive growth, complex blade designs reopen challenging market in wind energy niche.
> Tooling for composites: Evolutionary trajectoryNew technologies and improved methods keep up as tools get bigger and more complex and toolmaking gets ever more challenging.
> Tough resins for aggressive environmentsNew thermoset systems drive composites deeper into markets where fire, corrosion, stress and fatigue are ever-present threats.
> Medical applications: A healthy marketComposites make advances in devices for medical diagnosis and treatments that promote healing and help return patients to active lives.
> The Private Space RaceNASA passes the development torch to legacy contractors and NewSpace entrepreneurs, igniting a new competition in space transport.
> Deepsea submersible incorporates composite pressure capsuleSpencer Composites Corp. (Sacramento, Calif.) fabricates the inner carbon/epoxy composite pressure capsule for a submersible deepsea vessel the late Steve Fossett was to take to the depths of the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench.
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