Road Trip: Around the Country, States are Taking a Close Look at Composites and Civil Infrastructure and Coming Up with Innovative Applications The National Composites Center (NCC) is connecting the dots around the country between composites suppliers and new and end users to give state governments a choice of innovative techniques. By Ela Kos

Resin Infusion: Up In the Air
It's not just the marine industry that's turning up the volume on resin infusion. With high-end materials and multiple engineering requirements, the aerospace and defense industry also are looking for ways to reduce cost and enhance production and quality.
By Bill Benjamin and Chris Red

Today's Composites Manager and the New Real World
"Faster," "more competitive," "more efficient production operations," buzz phrases every composites manufacturer wrestles with hour-by-hour, if not minute-by-minute. Here's a new training and certification program developed by ACMA to help the modern manager deal.
By Bob Lacovara


Columns:

ACMA Up Front
CF Publisher and ACMA Executive Director Missy Henriksen reflects on ACMA's burgeoning expansion over the past few years, that "we are no longer a convenience stop on the way to better business but a full service store."

Reinforced Lessons
Longtime industry insider Linda Clements advises, know the rules and "read the manual" before you invest in risk.

Reinforced People "Fit for Duty?"
How supervisors analyze troubled employees can keep a company off the court docket, writes Miles Fiberglass and Composites Vice President Lori Luchak

Regulatory Affairs
Yes, it's true, you really do need a federally enforceable air emissions permit, declares ACMA's Senior Director of Government Affairs John Schweitzer

Pulling Strings
CF Editor Jennifer Sikorski interviews Deltronix Enterprises President, Peter Guethlein.