http://composite.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Composites / Plastics GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2004-07-25T11:07:15Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/25/quickstep-signs-british-development-agreement.htm Quickstep Technologies has signed a development agreement with the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. The University will test Quickstep's manufacturing process and will be the first Quickstep... http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/25/quickstep-signs-british-development-agreement.htm 2004-07-25T11:11:33Z http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/25/gkn-invests-in-east-cowes-facility.htm GKN Aerospace has decided to fund a facility expansion at its East Cowes, UK site, in preference to its operations in the United States and other parts of the UK.... http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/25/gkn-invests-in-east-cowes-facility.htm 2004-07-25T11:07:15Z http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/25/defense-bill-funds-naval-composites.htm The FY 2005 U.S. Defense Appropriations bill includes $1 million (USD) for the development of composites for naval applications. The Structural Reliability of Fiber-Reinforced-Polymer (FRP) Composites in Ship Assemblies program... http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/25/defense-bill-funds-naval-composites.htm 2004-07-25T11:01:24Z http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/18/boeing-and-airbus-argue-over-subsidies.htm As the Farnborough Air Show approaches, Boeing and Airbus continue to trade jabs about their new aircraft. In addition to potential weight problems on the A380 and concerns over the... http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/18/boeing-and-airbus-argue-over-subsidies.htm 2004-07-18T10:43:01Z http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/18/airbus-a380-faces-weight-problems.htm Just six months from the start of test flights, and less than a year before its first scheduled public flight, the Airbus A380 is still overweight by as much as... http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/18/airbus-a380-faces-weight-problems.htm 2004-07-18T10:35:14Z http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/15/tutorial-workshop-on-polymer-nanocomposites.htm The Composites Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) is offering a one-day workshop titled Compounding and Molding of Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites at Michigan State University in East Lansing,... http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/15/tutorial-workshop-on-polymer-nanocomposites.htm 2004-07-15T12:25:37Z http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/10/stanton-advanced-ceramics-receives-investment.htm JumpStart Inc., an entrepreneurial development and funding organization, has made an investment in Stanton Advanced Ceramics LLC and is providing additional business development services. Stanton Advanced Ceramics has developed... http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/10/stanton-advanced-ceramics-receives-investment.htm 2004-07-10T21:03:16Z http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/10/goodrich-developing-composite-mortar-barrels.htm The U.S. Army Picatinny Arsenal has awarded Goodrich Corporation a contract for the development of mortar barrel segments incorporating the FyreRoc composite material system. FyreRoc composites can be used at... http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/10/goodrich-developing-composite-mortar-barrels.htm 2004-07-10T20:57:09Z http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/10/atk-composites-receives-nadcap-accreditation.htm ATK is the first advanced composite company in the aerospace industry to gain accreditation from the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (Nadcap). It received accreditation only after a... http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/10/atk-composites-receives-nadcap-accreditation.htm 2004-07-10T20:52:29Z http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/04/airbus-claims-boeing-rushed-composites-into-7e7.htm Airbus engineers are claiming Boeing has rushed the development of the 7E7 Dreamliner. In particular, they say composite technology is not mature enough to build an all-composite fuselage. But the... http://composite.about.com/b/2004/07/04/airbus-claims-boeing-rushed-composites-into-7e7.htm 2004-07-04T10:52:01Z