Industry Digest

On Friday, the long-awaited Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner took off for the first time. The 787-10 is the latest and biggest member of the Boeing 787 family of commercial aircraft, and according to Airframer.com,...

The U.S. Army is developing a "third arm" device that can be attached to a soldier’s protective vest to hold a weapon. The purpose of the device is to redirect all of the weight of a weapon to the...

Last week, Alum Bank, Pa.-based Creative Pultrusions, Inc. (CPI), a subsidiary of Hill & Smith Holdings PLC, announced it has acquired Augusta, Maine-based Kenway Corporation (KW). Hill & Smith...

Bugatti and Dutch bike manufacturer PG have unveiled what is being called the world’s lightest (and possibly fastest) bike. The bike, inspired by Bugatti’s Chiron sports car, weighs just 11 pounds thanks...

UK-based design consultancy Arup and bridge specialist Mabey announced they have delivered the world’s first modular, rapid-assembly glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bridge. “There is always room...

According to NACE International, the direct costs of corrosion in 2014 were estimated at $540 billion in the U.S. and $2.3 trillion worldwide. Last week, a major player in the composites industry took a major...