Advanced Materials & Composites News

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Articles in June 2003 issue of Advanced Materials & Composites News

• A300 HAD VERTICAL CFRP COMPOSITES FIN PROBLEM BEFORE FLIGHT 587.
• According to Water Engineering Management magazine in May.
• GENLYTE THOMAS GROUP LLC ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF SHAKESPEARE INDUSTRIAL GROUP'S LIGHT POLE BUSINESS.
• WORLD'S FIRST CARBON NANOFIBER CFRP COMPOSITE BRIDGE DEBUTS AT SAMPE CONFERENCE.
• CARBON FIBER (CFRP) COMPOSITE DRILL PIPE PERFORMS FLAWLESSLY IN FIRST FIELD TEST.
• DOW STARTS UP CONVERTED EPOXY RESIN PLANT IN CHINA.
• TISP MESSAGE - THE PARTNERSHIP WORKING TO PROTECT AMERICA'S INFRASTRUCTURE.
• GENERAL MOTORS TO DEDICATE NEW VEHICLE ENGINEERING CENTER.
• GOVERNOR TAFT OF OHIO AWARDS A $2 MILLION GRANT TO NATIONAL COMPOSITE CENTER.
• MICHIGAN ENGINEERING CREATES PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT CONSORTIUM.
• MILITARY RIVALRY TO U.S. IS EUROPEAN PLAN WITH A400M.
• Asahi Glass Introduces Lumiflon For Powder Coatings.
• PROPOSAL FOR MERGER OF COMPOSITES TRADE SHOWS IN AMERICA.
• ChevronTexaco Scientists Discover Novel Building Blocks for Nanotechnology.
• SAMPE 2003 SYMPOSIUM & EXHIBITION RESOUNDING SUCCESS IN LONG BEACH.
• GOODRICH MILITARY COMPOSITE MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY ADOPTED FOR COMMERCIAL APPLICATION.
• HEXCEL AT LE BOURGET 2003.
• U.S. GLASS FIBER MARKET TO APPROACH $7 BILLION IN 2007 SAYS FREEDONIA.
• NEXT VENUE CHOICE FOR AMERICA'S CUP DOWN TO FIVE CANDIDATE LOCATIONS.
• SABIC MARKETING IBERICA AND STAMYLAN SPAIN JOIN FORCES.
• JET BLUE ORDERS EMBRAER COMMUTER JETS.
• MacLean Vehicle Systems Produces First Class A Carbon Fiber (CFRP) Body Panel for Mass Production Vehicle.
• FUNCTIONAL FILLERS & COUPLING AGENTS SEMINARS - MANCHESTER, UK - JUNE.
• FAST GROWTH SEEN FOR CHINA'S AUTO MARKET.
• 3TEX, INC. AND UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE WIN THE OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL PAPER AWARD AT SAMPE 2003 CONFERENCE.
• MERCEDES-BENZ TO DEBUT SLR MCLAREN THIS FALL, NEW CFRP SLR SUPER SPORTS GT TO DEBUT AT FRANKFURT SHOW.
• COMAT DEVELOPS THERMOPLASTIC PROFILES AND EXTENDS FILAMENT WINDING CAPABILITY.
• HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS MAY CONTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT.
• SGI AND BOEING TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE DESIGN FOR SIX SIGMA MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS.
• GAMESA TO BUY ENDESA RENEWABLES UNIT IN SPAIN.
• A&P TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURES LARGEST BRAID EVER PRODUCED.
• 6TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, FRP REINFORCEMENT FOR CONCRETE STRUCTURES (FRPRCS-6) - JULY.
• Boeing Market Outlook Strong, 7E7 Commercial Jet Structure Will Be Made largely of Carbon Fiber of Composite Materials.
• KAI INCREASES ACTIVITIES IN NANOTECHNOLOGY CONSULTING.
• BETTER ARMOR PROTECTION AGAINST THE MOST COMMON THREAT ON CANADA'S STREETS.
• MCFARLAND-CASCADE AND POWERTRUSION ANNOUNCE SALES & DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE FOR FIBERGLASS COMPOSITE UTILITY POLES.
• COMPOSITES BLENDED WINGLET TECHNOLOGY MULTIPLIES GLOBAL AIRLINE PRODUCTIVITY.
• FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLICATIONS OF TRADITIONAL AND HIGH PERFORMANCE MATERIALS IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS, JANUARY, 20 - 22, 2004, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
• UMAINE WOOD COMPOSITES CENTER ACHIEVES ISO 17025 TESTING ACCREDITATION.
• ALCORE MOVES PAA PRIMING IN-HOUSE TO REDUCE LEAD TIMES.
• ASCE LIFELONG LEARNING: MITIGATING THE IMPACTS OF SEVERE WIND STORMS.
• Menzolit-Fibron AdvancedSMC Based on Zoltek's Carbon Fiber a Breakthrough for Automotive Series Production.
• MSC.SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF MSC.MARC 2003 FEM TOOL.
• BOEING CONCEIVES OF ASSEMBLING 7E7 IN AS LITTLE AS 3 DAYS USING MORE CFRP COMPOSITES.
• RESOLUTION PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS AND RPP CAPITAL CORP ANNOUNCE EXTENSION OF THEIR EXCHANGE OFFER AND FIX RECORD DATE FOR REFINANCING.
• COMPOSITES IN FIRE 3.
• INMAT RECEIVES PHASE II SBIR CONTRACT FOR NANOCOMPOSITES.
• ROCKY MOUNTAIN COMPOSITES MOVES UP NATALIE BULKLEY TO PROGRAM MANAGER.
• Hardcore Composites Well Into Production on Largest Current Composite Infrastructure Project in the World.
• CFA AWARDS 'LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR' TO FOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
• ACI FALL 2003 CONVENTION - SEPTEMBER.
• Martin Marietta Composites Introduces All-Composite Truck Trailer.
• LOCKHEED MARTIN INTRODUCES LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP WEBSITE.
• NRC AND INDUSTRY ANNOUNCE JOINT INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP A PLASTIC SUPERMATERIAL USING NANO TECH.
• FILLED LIQUID PROTOTYPING MATERIALS (COMPOSITES) FOR A BROADER APPLICATION RANGE EMERGE ON THE NEAR HORIZON.
• DOW COMPLETES INCREASES IN EPOXY RESIN PRICES.
• JOHN DEERE ADOPTS METTON LIQUID MOLDING RESIN FOR FIRST ALL-PLASTIC TRACTOR HOOD.
• A400M Transport for Europe Awarded to Airbus Military - PART 2 OF 2.
• HITCO Enters the Windpower Business.
• RICHARD J GARDINER JOINS COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS.
• ASM MATERIALS SOLUTIONS CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER 2003.
• SpaceDev Announces Streaker Launch Vehicle, SpaceDev Propulsion Technology Spin-Offs from SpaceShipOne Program.
• NEXPRISE WINS HEXCEL CONTRACT FOR AUTOMATING QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCESSES.
• CHINESE AUTO MAKERS UPDATE.
• SP TO LAUNCH WE90 FRP PREPREG AT EUROPE'S LARGEST WIND ENERGY CONFERENCE.
• ECOCOMP 2003 - 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ECO-COMPOSITES - 1 & 2 SEPTEMBER 2003, QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, UK.
• MITSUBISHI RAYON AWARDED CONTRACT FOR AIRBUS A380 SUPER JUMBO PROGRAM.
• QuikSplint for Yachting Pole Repairs on the Fly.
• ORNL RESEARCHERS EXPECT BIG THINGS FROM NANOSTRUCTURES.
• NEW IBEX IN OCTOBER 2003, AND TO EXPAND 50% IN 2004.
• JOURNAL OF COMPOSITES FOR CONSTRUCTION - Best Paper Awards for 2002.
• R&D NEWS UPDATE.
• SAMPE ISTC CONFERENCE - SEPTEMBER 28 TO OCTOBER 2, 2003, DAYTON, OHIO.
• STANFORD REPORTS NEW STUDY ON WIND AVAILABLE FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION WITH WIND MACHINES.
• FPCM 7 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FLOW PROCESSES IN COMPOSITES MATERIALS - 7-9 JULY 2004.
• NANOSYS RECEIVES WORLD-WIDE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO COMMERCIALIZE NANOCOMPOSITE SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGY.
• Nanocomposites Provide Lift to the Sag Control Market.
• PENTAGON TO FUND NEXT PHASE OF FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS.
• ASCE ANNUAL CONFERENCE - NOVEMBER.
• AMERICAN WIND INDUSTRY CLOSES LARGEST-EVER CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION.