tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236240352012-01-04T00:01:03.985-07:00Commentary about the composites industry.Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-9553574714454167832010-07-20T08:59:00.004-07:002010-07-20T09:03:35.419-07:00

New software for filament winding - Composicad - has been introduced by Seifert and Skinner & Associates. The software is designed to make it easy and very quick to program families of parts such as pressure vessels that are the same diameter, and vary only in length. See more information here: www.composicad.com. A demo version is available for download to qualified companies.

Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-87590929931874211822010-02-15T14:18:00.005-07:002010-02-15T14:32:33.060-07:00

Axel Seifert and myself have formed a new company dedicated to making it easy for compnaies to incorporate composites technology into their products. The company Seifert and Skinner & Associates, Inc. will have offices in Salt Lake city, Utah in the uSA and in Brussels, Belgium. See the press release...

Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-30346613179469210002009-04-28T19:03:00.004-07:002009-04-29T06:34:00.138-07:00

I finally have time to comment on the latest JEC in Paris. The show this year was a bit more subdued - but still great. It pretty much filled the hall this year with very little empty space. The traffic seemed a little bit slower than last year, but most were quality contacts. Again, JEC has put together a high quality show and has managed to get many of the composite end users to exhibit. This

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I am getting ready to head off to Paris for the 2009 JEC Show. This year promises to be bigger and better than ever. The economy doesn't seem to have put a damper on the JEC, like it has some of the composites shows here in the USA. The ACMA Show in Jan., in Tampa, Florida, was a little disappointing. Attendance was down, and there were many empty booths in evidence. We suppliers were trying to

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To extend its international network of sales and service points, MATERIAL has signed a cooperation agreement with ETAMAX ENGINEERING to become MATERIAL's new engineering center in Australia.The new site, located in Adelaide, South Australia, will not only service Australia but also the Asia-Pacific region. It will provide installation, training and maintenance services for MATERIAL's well-known

Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-2112802334443736682007-09-27T08:32:00.000-07:002007-09-27T08:38:21.463-07:00

Material USA and Skinner Creative will be at the ACMA Show in Tampa, Florida, Oct. 17th - 19th at the Tampa Convention Center, Booth 1920. We will be demonstrating the latest version of CADWIND 2007 software for filament winding pattern generation and simulation and CompositeStar software for composite design and failure analysis. Stop by and see me and Axel Seifert of Material, to answer any

Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-82800903227209155192007-03-09T10:13:00.000-07:002007-03-09T10:19:10.378-07:00

The new issue of Reinforced Plastics has an article by Vicki McConnell on filament winding. Check out the latest trends in filament winding from the leading machine manufacturers, users and yours truly. You can see the magazine online at http://redigitaleditions.com/ActiveMagazine/welcome/RRP/rrp070301.asp The article starts on page 20.

Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-27086869891324534182007-02-11T14:08:00.000-07:002007-02-11T14:19:11.660-07:00

Two of the companies that I have been consulting with will be at the upcoming JEC Show in Paris, France, April 3rd through April 5th. The show is at the Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles - Hall 1. This show is the premier composites show on the planet.Fiberforge will be showing off some of the new parts that they have been developing using their patented Fiberforge process for thermoplastic

Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-90641217839068125552007-01-09T17:20:00.000-07:002007-01-09T17:29:15.875-07:00

I'll be heading to sunny southern California the end of next week for the Active Sports Retailers Show in San Diego. It runs from Jan. 25th to the 27th in the San Diego Convention Center. I'll be manning Fiberforge's booth, number 2211. This show has all of the cool outdoor products for active sports such as surfing, snowboarding, skating, longboarding, etc.3 Ring Longboards will be sharing the

Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-1167778833306052892007-01-02T16:00:00.000-07:002007-01-02T16:04:05.476-07:00

Well, it is a new year. Is this year the dawn of a new era for the composites industry? With the new composite aircraft from Boeing and Airbus, bigger wind mill blades and all of the other new uses for composites, it looks like the industry may be finally coming into its "Golden Age". The promise of lighter weight products, better structural performance, no corrosion and all of the other

Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-1161992154275650072006-10-27T16:15:00.000-07:002006-10-27T16:35:54.286-07:00

Next Tuesday through Friday (Oct. 31 to Nov. 3) I'll be in Las Vegas for the SEMA Show. This show is huge - it takes up all of the Las Vegas Convention Center and also the Sands Convention Center. More than 2000 exhibitors from all over the world will be showing their wares for the car freak. Fiberforge will be there in Booth #11819 in the North Hall. We will be looking for some new markets for

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I just got back from the ACMA Show and have been trying to get caught up on all of my work. Both Fiberforge and Material got great contacts in their booths. The format this year was a little different - only two days of exhibition. It seemed like it was not enough time to meet everyone and get all the business done.The traffic and attendance seemed a little less this year, in spite of having the

Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-1161024121487610022006-10-16T11:42:00.000-07:002006-10-16T11:42:05.776-07:00

I am heading for St. Louis tomorrow for the ACMA Show. It should be an interesting convention. ACMA is combined with the polymer concrete guys (is that a composite) this year, so traffic might be a little heavier than in years past. On Wednesday and Thursday I will be at the Fiberforge Booth # 2342 and in the Material USA Booth # 2406. Stop by and say hello!

Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-1159836031250335462006-10-02T17:37:00.000-07:002006-10-03T13:18:01.006-07:00

David Cramer, Vice President of Fiberforge, will be presenting a paper on the Fiberforge process at the upcoming Global Outlook for Carbon Fiber 2006 conference in Budapest, Hungary. The paper will highlight some of the latest work being done at Fiberforge. Fiberforge is dedicated to producing low cost, structural thermoplastic composite parts.www.Fiberforge.com  •  Global Outlook Conference

Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-1159835838137529522006-10-02T17:32:00.000-07:002006-10-03T13:18:23.483-07:00

Fiberforge, the thermoplastic composite experts, will have a booth at the ACMA Show in St. Louis. Fiberforge will be in booth #2342. They will be exhibiting the latest prototypes that have been produced using the patented Fiberforge process.Look for the new 3 Ring Longboard, made by Fiberforge. The board is a marvel of modern composite engineering. It has a complex structure including two types

Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-1159835351962865112006-10-02T17:24:00.000-07:002006-10-02T17:32:16.963-07:00

Material USA will have a booth at the upcoming ACMA Show in St. Louis. The booth will highlight the newest release of Material's CADWIND software for filament winding pattern generation and simulation and the latest release of CompositeStar. CADWIND software allows for the generation of winding patterns for all filament winding machines. Various packages, at different price levels, cover the

Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-1159834780704621602006-10-02T17:19:00.000-07:002006-10-02T17:23:58.536-07:00

Skinner Creative has agreed to represent Material SA - the developers of CADWIND software for filament winding and CompositeStar software for composite design and analysis - in North America. The new office called Material USA will handle sales, service and support for North America. Michael L. Skinner (yours truly) will provide sales and engineering support for all of the Material product line.

Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-1150493112625938312006-06-16T14:20:00.000-07:002006-06-16T14:26:32.250-07:00

Next week I will be in Chicago for the large plastics show - NPE. This show covers everything about the plastics industry and is huge. It takes up all of the McCormick Place convention center. More information on NPE is at www.npe.org. I will be in the Fiberforge booth number 7240.

Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-1150415589709543642006-06-15T16:53:00.000-07:002006-06-16T14:27:49.023-07:00

Agata, LLC has joined Composites Consultants as a sponsor. Agata is an international business development and marketing firm specializing in composites. Mr. Alejandro (Alex) Gutierrez is president of the company. The web site is www.agata.com

Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-1142464374764939672006-03-15T16:09:00.000-07:002006-03-15T16:36:53.896-07:00

This year SAMPE 06 in Long Beach (April 30-May 4, 2006) will feature several roundtables as locations to "Meet the Experts" on the Exhibition Floor during the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday exhibit hours.Michael L. Skinner publisher and editor of Composites Conmsultants will be at the Filament Winding Roundtable on Thursday from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Come by and ask your filament winding

Michael L. Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252975126162217649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23624035.post-1141776096944023372006-03-07T17:00:00.000-07:002006-03-07T17:01:36.953-07:00

This is the first of (hopefully) many postings about composites!

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