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March 2004 Articles
 

Features:

Gel Coat Curing for Maximum Performance
From the molder’s perspective, gel coat is sometimes considered a temperamental material and the cause of many production quality issues.
By Bob Lacovara

   

Bird Strike!
Competition in the proverbial “skies above.” Since 1950, 400 aircraft and countless human lives have been lost because of collisions between birds and planes.
By Linda Clements

Train Your Workforce with State and Federal Grants
Skilled hourly workers, reports the National Association of Manufacturers, will be the biggest threat to business in the very near future. |
By Lori Luchak

The United Emission Factors Database as an American National Standard
ACMA is sponsoring a program to convert the United Emission Factor Table into an American National Standard. Report
By Larry Craigie

Columns

ACMA Up Front
Missy Henirksen, ACMA’s Executive Director and CF’s Publisher waxes philosophic on ACMA’s primary goal to “educate for growth” in the composites industry.

Consider This
CF Editor Andy Rusnak contemplates the drive to innovate that motivates many composites industry entrepreneurs.

In-Frastructure
NCC’s Engineering Director Scott Reeve turns up the heat on commercializing composites.

Legislative Connection
Associate Director of Government Affairs Ken Odette breaks down the political nosedive of Howard Dean.

Reinforced Lessons
Contributing Editor Linda Clements continues more chicken gun tales from her Bird Strike feature on page 16.

Reinforced People
CF Contributor Lori Luchak ponders whether a company with two presidents, even if they are siblings, can work.

Pulling Strings
Editor Jennifer Sikorski interviews Haysite Reinforced Plastics President Paul Gacka.