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Articles in June 2001 issue of Advanced Materials & Composites News

• Composites Get Moving in the Offshore Industry.
• U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION RECALLS CFRP BIKE FORKS.
• NEW "COBRAE" FRP BRIDGE ORGANIZATION IN EUROPE SEEKS FORMALIZATION OF MEMBERSHIP.
• PREFORMS SOUGHT FOR CMC PROGRAM.
• Designing for GA flight freedom: Liberty XL-2 debuts at SAMPE - Part 3 of 3 Special report by Vicki P. McConnell, Contributing Writer.
• PERUVIAN FRP PIPE PLANT TO REOPEN.
• DUCOMMUN COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES LLC.
• SONIC CRUISER RAISES QUESTIONS.
• Increased Safety for Ships and Offshore Activities with New IMO-Approved Plank.
• "INNOVATIVE WOODEN STRUCTURES AND BRIDGES" IABSE Conference, Lahti, Finland - August 29-31, 2001.
• CYMAT COMPLETES $15 MILLION OFFERING.
• RENAISSANCE AERONAUTICS ASSOCIATES SUPPORTS STUDENT COMPETITIONS.
• KEVLAR TO AID FIBER OPTIC CABLE PLACEMENT.
• GM & Quantum Partner on Composites Hydrogen Storage for Fuel Cell Cars.
• POLYCARBONATE MODELING FROM STRATASYS MAKES IMPACT.
• FANUC ROBOTICS INTRODUCES NEW P-200E PAINT ROBOT AT FINISHING 2001.
• WORLD TRANSPORT DEAL PENDING WITH ZASTAVA AUTOMOBILI.
• Cyclics Corporation Targets Thermoplastic Compounds With Higher Filler Loadings.
• PROFIT OPPORTUNITIES IN LONG FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES.
• DOW TO ENTER BIOCOMPOSITE WOOD-REPLACEMENT PRODUCTS BUSINESS.
• SATELLITES AND LAUNCH VEHICLES IN OVERSUPPLY.
• New NASA RP46 Resin.
• UCAVs HOT WITH NAVAIR, DARPA.
• DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REPAIR OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING.
• NASA BLOWS UP HIGH SPEED SCRAMJET X-VEHICLE AND ITS BOOSTER.
• Composite Materials May Aid Electrical Shortage Problems.
• PERUVIAN FRP PIPE PLANT TO REOPEN.
• DUCOMMUN TO ACQUIRE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, LLC.
• SOLECTRIA SHIFTS FOCUS TO COMPONENTS, PREFORMS FOR COMPOSITES.
• New "Titan Thermal-Bond" Fabrics.
• USCAR CONSORTIUM SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATES SRIM TECHNOLOGY Process is cost-effective and efficient; pickup box 25 percent lighter than steel.
• GENERAL DYNAMICS EXTENDS TENDER OFFER FOR NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING.
• ZCL COMPOSITES ACQUIRES UNITED STATES OPERATIONS.
• Composittrailer Information Offered On New Website.
• POLYCARBONATE MODELING FROM STRATASYS MAKES IMPACT.
• CYCLICS CORPORATION TARGETS THERMOPLASTIC COMPOUNDS WITH HIGHER FILLER LOADINGS.
• CYCLICS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF GERMAN SUBSIDIARY AND EXPANSION INTO EUROPE.
• "Modular Marketing" Strategies Will Help Automotive Plastics Grow 1.44 Billion Pounds During Next Decade.
• 3TEX HELPS UNVEIL REVOLUTIONARY NEW SPEED BOAT COMPOSITE DESIGNS PARTNERSHIP WITH SONIC USA.
• KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SOLAR-CAR RACING FOR JUNE DEADLINE.
• VACCUM ASSISTED RESIN TRANSFER MOLDED (VARTM) SOLICITATION.
• EVENT CALENDAR 2001 International SAMPE Technical Conference -- Nov 5-8.
• UCAVs HOT WITH NAVAIR, DARPA.
• FUEL CELL DEVELOPMENTS COULD RECEIVE LARGE FEDERAL FUNDING INCREASE.
• Ebert Composites Pursuing 3D Fiber Automation in Pultrusion in Processing.
• ADAM AIRCRAFT SELLS FIRST TWENTY AIRPLANES.
• ASSESSMENT PLANNED FOR NATIONAL COMPOSITE MATERIALS SPECIFICATIONS AND SHARED DATABASE STANDARDS.
• KEVLAR TO AID FIBER OPTIC CABLE PLACEMENT.
• ATP'S INTELLITEC DIVISION ANNOUNCES LONG TERM CONTRACT WITH HONEYWELL.
• USCAR CONSORTIUM SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATES SRIM TECHNOLOGY Process is cost-effective and efficient; pickup box 25 percent lighter than steel.
• 3TEX PARTNERS WITH GE AIRCRAFT & NASA'S GLENN RESEARCH CENTER.
• Toho Carbon Fibers CLARIFICATION.
• AMERICAN TRANS AIR BECOMES FIRST NORTH-AMERICAN OPERATOR OF BOEING NEXT-GENERATION 737 WITH PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING WINGLETS.
• NCC + ACC + SRIM = MAJOR AUTOMOTIVE SUCCESS.
• New Alliance Offers Retention of Structural Composites Part Strength with Unique VARTM & Fire Resistance Additive Processing Breakthrough.
• ORNL, PARTNERS WORKING TO KEEP TRUCKS, NATION ON ROAD TO PROSPERITY.
• BOEING 737 ADVANCED-TECHNOLOGY WINGLETS MAKES WORLD DEBUT; CONFIDENCE HIGH IN SONIC CRUISER.
• LUXFER CARBON COMPOSITE CYLINDERS FIRST TO BE GRANTED FIVE-YEAR RETEST CYCLE BY DOT.
• 2001 International SAMPE Technical Conference -- Nov 5-8.
• ASCE E-NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTS AND RELATED COMPOSITES.
• COMPOSITES ONE ACQUIRES TEXAS-BASED PLAS-TEX.
• #2 FROM THE RECENT PARIS JEC / SAMPE EVENT.
  by Turner, Gary F.
• BALLARD COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF CARBON PRODUCTS DIVISION OF TEXTRON SYSTEMS.
• BOEING CONFIDENT IN SONIC CRUISER STRATEGY.
• ACCELERATED TECHNOLOGIES DELIVERS METAL PROTOTYPES WITHIN DAYS.
• Designing for GA flight freedom: Liberty XL-2 debuts at SAMPE - Part 1 of 3.
  by McConnell, Vicki P.
• NEW ALLIANCE OFFERS RETENTION OF STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES PART STRENGTH WITH UNIQUE VARTM & FIRE RESISTANCE ADDITIVE PROCESSING BREAKTHROUGH.
• ROUND-THE-WORLD BALLOON MISSION WAITS ON WEATHER.
• COMPOSITES QUARTERLY SPRING ISSUE NOW AVAILABLE.
• Infrastructure: Carbon Composites Rehabilitate Portuguese Bridge.
• BALLISTIC PANEL SOLICITATION.
• AIRBUS TARGETS BOEING IN JAPAN AIRCRAFT MARKET.
• SHUTTLE MOTOR TEST IN UTAH MAY 24.
• Designing for GA flight freedom: Liberty XL-2 debuts at SAMPE - Part 2 of 3.
  by McConnell, Vicki P.
• BALLARD COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF CARBON PRODUCTS DIVISION OF TEXTRON SYSTEMS.
• CDCC'2002 -- Durabiloity of Composites CALL FOR PAPERS EXTENDED TO JULY 1.
• SEMCON CHOSEN FOR AMERICA'S CUP BID TEAM.