Industry Digest
EARLIER ISSUES
Composites are used all over the world to help construct and repair a wide variety of infrastructure applications, from buildings and bridges to roads to and railways.
Best Practice for Workplace Safety
What is best practice for workplace safety? Does it entail hard hats, respirators, Tyvek® suits and safety glasses? Intensive training programs? Warning signs and yellow stripes on the floor? An effective...
LM Wind Power Installs 66.6 M Blades on 4mw Offshore Wind Turbine in China
LM Wind Power's first two sets of LM 66.6 blades have been successfully installed on Shanghai Electric Wind Power's 4.0MW-136 wind turbine in China. Shanghai Electric Wind Power's 4MW platform is...
Composites can help the U.S. build a stronger infrastructure capable of withstanding nature's blows. Hurricanes, wildfires, floods and tornadoes battered the U.S. in 2017, inflicting millions of dollars...
CAMX 2018: Bigger and Bolder in Dallas
In 2014, when ACMA and the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) joined forces to produce a new industry trade show, the two organizations ambitiously aimed to create the...
Composites Keep Winning in Washington
ACMA has a long history as an effective advocate for the composites industry in Washington. For many years the focus was primarily regulatory in nature, assuring that federal requirements for composites...
Landmark Legislation Will Drive Composite Infrastructure Solutions
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Composites Headlines
Toyota Tacoma Redesigned into All-Terrain Expedition Vehicle with Carbon Fiber Monocoque
High-Tech Roads Include Solar Panels to Fuel EV Charging Stations
Lightweight Distributed Propulsion Hybrid Aircraft Moves Closer to Take-Off
NASA Telescope's Deployable Tower Assembly Passes Post-Environmental Testing
Service Ramps for Disabled Trolley Riders Made Safer with Composites
CCT Certification Programs
Interested in using composites in infrastructure? Learn more about certifications in the following areas:
Open Molding
Light Resin Transfer Molding
Vacuum Infusion Process (VIP)
Join a CGI Committee
ACMA's Composites Growth Initiative (CGI) committees promote and expand the use and understanding of composite materials. Join a CGI Committee related to infrastructure:
Transportation Structures Council
FRP - Rebar Manufacturers Council
ACMA Partner Content
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