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Keys to Market Expansion in Infrastructure

At CAMX, Antonio Nanni, professor and chair of the Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Miami, discussed critical issues related to the advancement of composites...
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The When and How of Life Cycle Assessments

As the environmental, social and economic impacts of a product over its entire life cycle receive increased attention, many companies are wondering about conducting a life cycle assessment (LCA). Should they...
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Free Thinkers Wanted for Additive Manufacturing

There’s no doubt that interest in additive manufacturing has reached new heights recently, but Steven Woods, senior project manager at GE Power & Water, noted that additive manufacturing techniques can...
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Composite Materials Technology: A Primer

The first composites were a mixture of straw and mud prepared by our ancestors nearly 4,000 years ago, said Dr. Andrew George of Brigham Young University at yesterday’s CAMX pre-conference tutorial,...
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Taking Aim at the Architecture Market

The architecture market is a large and growing market, ripe with opportunities for composites professionals. The non-residential segment – typically buildings of three or more stories – grew 5.8 percent in...