Importance of the Technology

The Technology in Brief

• Advantages and Disadvantages
• Matrix Materials (Resins)
• Reinforcements
• Prepregs
• SMC and BMC
• LFRT Materials
  • Long-Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Pellets
  • Direct Long-Fiber-Thermoplastic Processing
• Glass-Mat-Thermoplastic Composites
• Continuous-Fiber-Reinforced-Thermoplastic Composites
• Self-Reinforced Polypropylene
• Gel Coats
• Cores
• Basic Manufacturing Processes

Commercial Development Parameters

• Demand Factors
• General Constraints
  • Cost and Availability of Carbon Fiber
  • Cost of Manufacturing Advanced Composites
  • Human Resources
• Synergistic Technologies
  • 3D Printing
  • Nanomaterials
  • CAD, FEA, and PLM Software
  • Nondestructive Testing
• Competing Technologies
• Required Resources
• Regulatory Factors
  • Climate Policies
  • Renewable Portfolio Standards
  • Recycling and Sustainability
  • Occupational Health and Safety

Areas to Monitor

• 3D Printing
• Automation
• Biocomposites
• Carbon-Fiber Supply
• Carbon Nanocomposites
• Demand for Wind Energy
• Intellectual Property
• PMC Use in Aircraft
• PMC Use in Cars
• Recycling Requirements
• Self-Healing Composites
• Structural Monitoring and Smart Composites
• Thermoplastic Composites
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Implications of Commercialization

• Healthy Growth in Demand
• Advances in Technology
• Stagnant Markets

Opportunities

• Aerospace
  • Technology
  • Industry Structure
  • Composites-Intensive Aircraft
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Automobiles and Trucks
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Bridges and Marine Pilings
  • Technology
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Corrosion-Resistant Pipes and Tanks
  • Technology
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Electricity Transmission and Distribution
  • Technology
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Helicopters
  • Technology and Applications
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Marine Craft
  • Technology
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Printed-Circuit Boards
  • Technology
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Rail Transportation
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Sports Equipment
  • Technology
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Wind Turbines
  • Technology
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities

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