Composites Manufacturing Magazine | Composites News and …
Composites Manufacturing is the official publication of the American Composites Manufacturers Association. Published bimonthly, it offers practical assessments of the current state of the composites industry as well as thoughtful explorations of the opportunities and challenges ahead. It includes timely coverage of core market segments ...
Official Publication of ACMA - Composites Manufacturing Magazine
Composites Manufacturing is the official publication of the American Composites Manufacturers Association. Published bimonthly, it offers practical assessments of the current state of the composites industry as well as thoughtful explorations of the opportunities and challenges ahead. It includes timely coverage of core market segments ...
2024 State of the Industry Report - Composites Manufacturing …
2024 State of the Industry Report. By Susan Keen Flynn February 22, 2024. The U.S. economy did better than expected in 2023, avoiding a recession that many experts predicted. Inflation fell, jobs increased and manufacturing investments spiked. But if there’s a theme for 2024 it might be uncertainty due to several factors, including higher ...
Fall 2024 Issue - Composites Manufacturing Magazine
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Pushing the Boundaries of 3D Printing
7 hours ago · The Al Davis Memorial Torch in Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas is the world’s largest 3D-printed structure. The freestanding torch is made from 226 blocks of carbon fiber-reinforced polycarbonate thermoplastic printed by Dimensional Innovations (DI), a Kansas-based design, build and technology firm, on a Thermwood …
Composites Make Super Trucks - Composites Manufacturing …
7 hours ago · It can range anywhere from $50 million to $400 million dollars.”. Comparatively, he says composites manufacturing production investments to make 5,000 trucks are a fraction of the cost. Composite processes and tooling, including 3D-printed molds, also allow truck manufacturers to get to market quicker. For instance, Senvias helped Motiv ...
2022 State of the Industry Report - Composites Manufacturing …
Feb 6, 2022 · According to preliminary year-end numbers, the industry grew 7.5% in 2021. And 2022 should see a very strong 22% expansion. Military deliveries were hit last year solely for logistical reasons, including pandemic-related factory closures and supply chain disruptions. Actual demand wasn’t hit at all.
Researchers at USC Are Turning Waste Composite Materials into …
1 day ago · It all started with a question that Dr. Travis Williams asked himself. “I wasn’t sure if it was possible to fully recycle composite materials,” said Dr. Williams, professor of chemistry at the University of Southern California (USC) Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
2020 State of the Industry Report - Composites Manufacturing …
Jan 3, 2020 · Overall, the U.S. composite end products market was valued at $26.7 billion in 2019 and is forecast to grow at 3.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the next five years to reach $33.4 billion in 2025. Glass fiber-based composites dominate the market, followed by carbon fiber-based composites. In the U.S., glass fiber is a major reinforcing ...
Faster Prints, Lower Costs - Composites Manufacturing Magazine
Feb 10, 2022 · Faster Prints, Lower Costs. Evolving technologies in additive manufacturing could lead to larger-scale production. Additive manufacturing (AM) today is viewed by the composites industry primarily as a faster and less-costly method of producing prototype and low-volume composite parts. That perception is changing, however, as companies explore ...