About Composites / PlasticsGet the latest headlines from the About.com Composites / Plastics GuideSite.Quickstep Signs British Development Agreement- July 25, 2004 Quickstep Technologies has signed a development agreement with the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. The University will test Quickstep's manufacturing process and will be the first Quickstep...http://composite.about.com/b/a/101100.htm GKN Invests in East Cowes Facility- July 25, 2004 GKN Aerospace has decided to fund a facility expansion at its East Cowes, UK site, in preference to its operations in the United States and other parts of the UK....http://composite.about.com/b/a/101098.htm Defense Bill Funds Naval Composites- July 25, 2004 The FY 2005 U.S. Defense Appropriations bill includes $1 million (USD) for the development of composites for naval applications. The Structural Reliability of Fiber-Reinforced-Polymer (FRP) Composites in Ship Assemblies program...http://composite.about.com/b/a/101095.htm Boeing and Airbus Argue Over Subsidies- July 18, 2004 As the Farnborough Air Show approaches, Boeing and Airbus continue to trade jabs about their new aircraft. In addition to potential weight problems on the A380 and concerns over the...http://composite.about.com/b/a/099568.htm Airbus A380 Faces Weight Problems- July 18, 2004 Just six months from the start of test flights, and less than a year before its first scheduled public flight, the Airbus A380 is still overweight by as much as...http://composite.about.com/b/a/099565.htm Tutorial Workshop on Polymer Nanocomposites- July 15, 2004 The Composites Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) is offering a one-day workshop titled Compounding and Molding of Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites at Michigan State University in East Lansing,...http://composite.about.com/b/a/099073.htm Stanton Advanced Ceramics Receives Investment- July 10, 2004 JumpStart Inc., an entrepreneurial development and funding organization, has made an investment in Stanton Advanced Ceramics LLC and is providing additional business development services. Stanton Advanced Ceramics has developed...http://composite.about.com/b/a/097996.htm Goodrich Developing Composite Mortar Barrels- July 10, 2004 The U.S. Army Picatinny Arsenal has awarded Goodrich Corporation a contract for the development of mortar barrel segments incorporating the FyreRoc composite material system. FyreRoc composites can be used at...http://composite.about.com/b/a/097993.htm ATK Composites Receives Nadcap Accreditation- July 10, 2004 ATK is the first advanced composite company in the aerospace industry to gain accreditation from the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (Nadcap). It received accreditation only after a...http://composite.about.com/b/a/097991.htm Airbus Claims Boeing Rushed Composites into 7E7- July 4, 2004 Airbus engineers are claiming Boeing has rushed the development of the 7E7 Dreamliner. In particular, they say composite technology is not mature enough to build an all-composite fuselage. But the...http://composite.about.com/b/a/096583.htm |