Composites Innovation
eBook - ePub

Composites Innovation

Perspectives on Advancing the Industry

  1. 236 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Composites Innovation

Perspectives on Advancing the Industry

About this book

Composites Innovation: Perspectives on Advancing the Industry provides a panoramic view of innovations in the composites industry, including discussions from business leaders and the university research community on advanced applications in North America, advances in recycling of composites, the use of artificial intelligence, nanocomposites, and emerging smart composites technology. The book is arranged in five key segments including: how composites fit into our world; the basics of the technology; customer insights; pushing the boundaries with concepts from outside the world of composites and emerging composites technologies; and paths forward to find competitive and effective solutions in a timely manner.

Key Features



  • Considers sustainability and innovation as driving forces for the growth of composites



  • Explores materials and process development, including chopped and continuous fiber systems



  • Provides a landscape of the status of intellectual property and patents



  • Discusses use of artificial intelligence to improve business systems with case studies and a new disciplined approach to ideation and innovation



  • Features chapters by an accomplished group of global business and technology leaders

With contributing authors spanning 15 time zones to pioneer new solutions with composite materials, this book provides an excellent resource for composites business leaders, researchers and educators, and industry professionals, as well as new entrants to this vibrant community.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Editor
  8. Contributors
  9. Introduction
  10. Chapter 1 Introduction to Composites
  11. Chapter 2 Why a Book on Reinventing the Composites Industry?
  12. Chapter 3 Patent Landscape and Inferred Technology Trends
  13. Chapter 4 Establishing and Maintaining an Effective Composites Development Program
  14. Chapter 5 Testing and Characterization for Composites
  15. Chapter 6 Innovations in Automotive Composites through the Years: Strength and Gaps
  16. Chapter 7 Applications and Product Design: Composites vs. Multi-Material.
  17. Chapter 8 Industry–University–Research Institution Partnership: A Case Study
  18. Chapter 9 The Customer…
  19. Chapter 10 Composites New Business Development: Navigating the Not-So-Obvious
  20. Chapter 11 Composites in Automotive through the Years
  21. Chapter 12 Recycling of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
  22. Chapter 13 Using Artificial Intelligence: A Paradigm Shift in Data Management
  23. Chapter 14 Innovation and Improvement from “Inside the Box”
  24. Chapter 15 Emerging New Technology of Smart Composites: Examples and Possibilities
  25. Chapter 16 Nanocomposites: Influence of Nanotechnology on Composites
  26. Chapter 17 A Path Forward for the Composites Industry: Some Final Thoughts
  27. Epilogue: The Inspiration – “The Chemistry Does Not Lie”
  28. Index