Beyond Pipes and Tanks
Corrosion resistance is just one benefit of FRP that’s leading to new industrial solutions. One of the most widely known benefits of composites is their corrosion resistance in industrial settings. However,...
NIST Roadmapping Workshop Report Addresses Barriers to Adoption of Composites in Infrastructure
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a Roadmapping Workshop Report that suggests ways to facilitate wider adoption of composites in a variety of infrastructure applications,...
Chinese Firm Makes Prototype of World’s First Carbon Fiber Subway Car
CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles, a leading Chinese train car maker, announced that it has developed a prototype of the world’s first subway train made of carbon fiber. CRRC says its composite prototype is...
Plasan to Produce First Composite Accessible Boarding Technologies for Amtrak
Plasan Carbon Composites (PCC), a leading supplier of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) components for the transportation market, announced on Friday that it has been awarded a contract to produce the...
Milwaukee Streetcars Feature $100,000 worth of Phenolic Composites
Milwaukee Composites, a manufacturer of patented phenolic composite floors for mass transit vehicles, is manufacturing and donating $100,000 worth of flooring to Milwaukee’s first five vehicles of the...
Composite Advantage is helping the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge Withstand Headwinds
According to the Maine Department of Transportation, a rebuilt version of the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge - spanning the US 1 Bypass over the Piscataqua River between Portsmouth, N.H., and Kittery, Maine, is on...
