Infrastructure

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.

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...

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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...

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Operation Blue Roof Brings FRP Tarps to Residents Impacted by Hurricane Irma

The Jacksonville, Fla. district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been tasked by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist homeowners impacted by Hurricane Irma with temporary roof...