This week Jake Fallon, product development manager at Braskem joins me on the podcast to discuss some of the newest filament products they’ve developed for the additive manufacturing industry – these include polyethylene and glass fiber...
On this episode, I welcome Andrew Pokewaldt of the ACMA back on the show as we discuss the rise of thermoplastic materials in the composites industry. Thermoplastics are a growing segment in the composites market, with their unique benefits of...
This week I welcome Megan Multanen, one of the founders of Women in the Composites Industry. Megan is the co-CEO at Bestbath based in Caldwell, Idaho, and a member of the Board of Directors for the ACMA.
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This week I welcome Dennis Fink of Akpa Chemical to the show to discuss organic peroxides and choosing the right initiator for your process. Dennis is a veteran with over 40 years in the polymer industry. He is the president of...
This week Andrew Pokelwaldt joins me again on the show to discuss the ACMA’s CCT Certification and Training Content resource center that is available to ACMA members as well as non-members.
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This week Kelsey Britton joins both Andrew Pokelwaldt and myself on the podcast to talk about her background in composites, and the work they are doing at IYRS School of Technology & Trades – a non-profit, post-secondary experiential...
This week, Monica Rommel president of Specialty Materials Inc (SMI) joins me on the podcast show. SMI is the world’s leading supplier of the highest quality Boron and silicon carbide fiber products, and advanced composite materials. ...
This week, I welcome Pierre-Yves Lavertu of Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence Division on the podcast to discuss how engineers can investigate and predict the behavior of a large mix of composite materials, and how to minimize weight, cost, and...
This week I’m pleased to have Doug Griffin of Carbon Fiber Recycling back on the show. This company is a sustainable materials company, developing and operating technologies for the recovery of resources from difficult to recycle polymer...
This week Frank Fox and Tom Tymon of Sustainable Composites LLC join me on the podcast this week to discuss how they are using their backgrounds in chemistry and textile engineering to do something good for the planet and developed a process to...
This week I welcome Bill Easter, the Founder & CEO of X-MAT® on the show to discuss a revolutionary, high-performance material that combines some of the best properties of metals (electrical conductivity), engineering plastics (lightweight), and...
This week, I welcome Sonny Vu to the show. Sonny is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of Arevo, an advanced manufacturing technology company that automates the design and production of large, complex continuous carbon fiber reinforced polymer (“CFRP”)...

