[app_audio src=”;] This week, we welcome Peter Kurki on Composites Weekly to discuss his outlook of the marine industry, specifically larger boats. Peter is a yacht broker and in charge of business development at Bennet Brothers Yachts...
[app_audio src=”;] This week we welcome Chris Eichelberger on the show to discuss Agru America’s green approach to protecting the environment through some powerful solutions. From waste management and water conservation to mining and...
This week on Composites Weekly, we welcome Amit Dror, CEO of Nano Dimension, Israel’s top tech stock (according to Bloomberg Business). Nano Dimension was founded in 2012 and is focused on the research and development of advanced 3D printed...
[app_audio src=”;] This week, I welcome NASCAR driver Josh Reaume on the podcast to discuss how composites are being used in today’s race cars. In recent years, NASCAR as a sanctioning body has both limited and encouraged the use of...
This week, we welcome Jay Dwivedi founder of xInvest Consulting Group to discuss the state of the composites industry. Jay is a seasoned business and management consultant with over 25 years of experience in market strategy, research, business...
This week we welcome Kyle Riggen, founder of Carbon Lite Tools to discuss his company which manufactures Carbon Fiber Wrenches from 3/8″ high-strength carbon fiber. These wrenches feature stainless steel teeth, both standard and metric sizes...
[app_audio src=”;] This week we welcome Peter Roosen, President & CEO of Castagra Products to discuss bio-based resins trends. Castagra is an industrial coatings company dedicated to bringing about better solutions for protecting steel...
A Michigan highway bridge is to be repaired this spring with a new technique using fiber reinforced polymers to halt deterioration of the freeway overpass. According to Anita Richardson, spokeswoman for the Michigan Department of Transportation...
MTI (Membrane Tube Infusion) is an innovative new production aid designed to improve the Vacuum Assist Resin Transfer Molding process with as little effort as possible. This aid won the German Advanced Composites Inc. an ACE Award for Equipment and...
A new study called Cancer Mortality of Workers Exposed to Styrene in the US Reinforced Plastics and Composite Industry published by the Styrene Information and Research Center (SIRC), shows nearly 16,000 styrene-exposed workers in the U.S...
[app_audio src=”;] This week on the show, Larry Dickinson, president of 3F, joins me to talk about his work developing natural fibers like Kenaf to be used as a substitute for fiberglass. Kenaf is a plant originally native to Africa, but is...
Eastern Bioplastics in Mt. Crawford, Va has developed a system for turning chicken feathers into a composite fiber. The processed feathers are mixed with prolypropylene and polyethylene and then the blended material is run through an extruder where...
