For Consumers, Buyers & End Users
Composites: Multiple Strengths, Infinite Possibilities
summarize the many solutions that composite materials provide to many products
and markets.
This section will guide you to an overview of basic materials technology,
how to locate a composites product or company, and other pertinent information
you may need as you explore the world of composites. Simply click on the
topic area below…
What is a Composite?
A basic definition
Why Select Composites?
History of the Composites Industry &
Market Overview
ACMA’s Buyer’s Guide: Find the products and services you need.
Locate a Cast Polymer Manufacturer (Mastercast Engineered Composites)
ACMA Council and product websites:
- Automotive
Automotive Composites
Alliance (ACA)
material suppliers and molders that provide the automotive and truck industries
with composite products
- Building and Construction
Fiberglass
Grating Manufacturers Council (FGMC)
This site provides architects, engineers, designers, specifiers with technical
information on fiberglass grating products. Access is provided to composite
manufacturers of fiberglass grating.
International Cast
Polymer Alliance (ICPA)
This site provides consumers, designers and contractors with information
on cast polymer products for the kitchen and bath. Learn about the materials
used, comparisons with traditional building materials and access the
manufacturers, suppliers, and installers of cultured marble, cultured
granite, cultured onyx, and solid surface products
Pultrusion
Industry Council (PIC)
This site introduces you to the pultrusion manufacturing process as
well as manufacturers, suppliers, designers, consultants and end users
of pultruded products. Pultruded products are used for for Aerospace/Military,
Automotive, Building/Construction, Cellular Communications, Chemical
Processing, Cooling Towers, Electrical, Electronics, EMI/RFI Testing,
Food Processing, Hotel/Motel, Infrastructure, Ladders, Marine, Mining,
Offshore Oil, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Plating, Pollution Control,
Power Generation & Transmission, Pulp and Paper, Recreation, Theme
Park, Tools, Transportation, Truck Trailer, Utility, Water/Wastewater
- Infrastructure
Transportation
Structures Council (TSC)
This site introduces the visitor to the emerging market of infrastructure
with product information composites used for bridge decks, pedestrian
bridges, rebar, concrete strengthening and seismic upgrade, and marine
piling.
• The ACE Product Competition, held in conjunction
with COMPOSITES 2010, is the premier composites industry event
to recognize technology achievement, salute excellence in composites manufacturing,
and showcase advancements in product development. Awards are presented to
products that are judged to have significant market impact and presence
while exemplifying the use of composites and making the entry superior in
design and engineering.
• COMPOSITES 2010 – The Premier Composites Event in North America.
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