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Case Study: Fiberglass Lowers Maintenance Requirements

Dec 4, 2018

Bi-State Metro Link in St. Louis, Missouri, is replacing steel with fiberglass in many areas of its transit …

Case Study: Composite Pilings Protect Platinum Leed Site from Flooding

Nov 28, 2018

In 2011, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) began construction on its East Campus Operations Center, a net zero …

Case Study: EXTREN® puts the “Clean” in Cleanroom

Nov 28, 2018

Scientists at Stanford University assembled a satellite called Gravity Probe B which was scheduled to be carried into …

Case Study: Horse Show Ring Maintenance Free and Looking Good

Nov 27, 2018

The all-wood horse show ring at the Ellington Agriculture Center at the Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tennessee, had been …

Case Study: Trade Show Exhibit Applications Show Off Fiberglass Features

Nov 26, 2018

Trade show exhibits with superstructures of fiberglass is a growing market that takes advantage of all the obvious …

Case Study: AEP Finds Answer to Corrosion Problem with FRP Material

Nov 26, 2018

American Electric Power (AEP) of Columbus, Ohio approached Strongwell in September, 1993, to provide an alternative conveyor drip …

Case Study: Composites Design Proves that the Sky is the Limit

Nov 22, 2018

In 2015 domestic and international auto shows focused heavily on lightweighting through the integration of composites within vehicular …

Case Study: Framework Stiffeners Show Innovation In Design and Composite Engineering

Nov 14, 2018

Three highly complex pultruded profiles make up the framework for a composite communications shelter designed to be mounted on …

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 …