Cutting train doors with precision 3/23/2013 Composites Technology

GFMI Aerospace & Defense uses waterjet cutting technology to produce glass fiber/epoxy door panels for a major rail car manufacturer.

Deep draw: Unique laminate architecture enables bus part 2/1/2013 Composites Technology

For a major mass-transit manufacturer, Amtech LLC (Wapato, Wash.) successfully thermoforms a luggage cover with a remarkably deep draw of 40 inches (1,016 mm), using a laminate architecture that includes a top layer of 0.180-inch/4.5-mm gauge Grade 4800 thermoplastic sheet, supplied by Boltaron (Newcomerstown, Ohio).

Next-generation pressure vessels 7/2/2012 Composites Technology

The first commercial tank in the elusive Type V category and a larger but lighter Type IV CNG tank presage new growth of filament winding in the storage of compressed gasses.

Carbon fiber market: Gathering momentum 2/29/2012 Composites Technology

All signs point to increasing demand from many market sectors. Will capacity keep pace?

Lightweighting a heavyweight 7/30/2010 Composites Technology

Process combination produces significantly lighter overhead storage bins for big-rig sleeper cabs.