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Case Study: Strong, Lightweight Fiberglass Ladders are Climber’s Choice

Nov 14, 2018

Originally developed for electrical utilities, fiberglass ladders have increasingly gained acceptance for general industry and residential use. Fiberglass …

Case Study: Antenna Splice Plates and Cross Members Provide Electrical Insulation

Nov 13, 2018

Rotatable log-periodic antennas produced by Andrew Canada, Inc., Whitby, Ontario are used for embassy to embassy transmissions around …

Case Study: Activated Charcoal Filter Structures Eliminate Odors, Emissions and Corrosion

Nov 13, 2018

When the wastewater treatment plant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is overloaded, wastewater effluent is pumped into tunnels to await …

Case Study: Fiberglass Buss Bar Cover Protects Visitors to Disney World

Nov 13, 2018

A buss bar cover manufactured by Strongwell encloses more than one mile of electrically operated monorail as a …

Case Study: Advanced Reefer Trailer Design Uses Fiberglass Side Panel Posts

Nov 13, 2018

Strick refrigerated trailers are engineered to combine high performance with low maintenance costs through the use of structural …

Case Study: Fiberglass Truck Cab Beam Protects Occupants

Nov 13, 2018

Mack Truck engineers, in seeking a heavy duty cab design, sought materials that would meet requirements of style, …

Case Study: Fiberglass Wind Turbine Blades Have the Competitive Edge

Nov 13, 2018

Fiberglass composite pultruded wind turbine blades meet the most sophisticated standards to refine wind energy principles and make …

Case Study: Helicopter Post Survives Crash Test with Flying Colors

Nov 13, 2018

The success of composite fuel tanks, radomes and helicopter blades prompted government interest in the development of a …

Case Study: Pultruded Stairs Eliminate Corrosion Cycle for Oceanfront Lodging

Nov 13, 2018

The Isle of Palms is a small barrier island located 20 miles from Charleston, South Carolina. Within the …

Case Study: Fiberglass Components Setting New Standard For Sludge Collector Systems

Nov 13, 2018

Jeffrey Division of Dresser Industries Inc. in Woodruff, South Carolina, manufactures a composite link sludge collector system for …