Mar 27, 2020
There are so many suppliers of so many products in this world. The challenge is finding the supplier that specializes in a particular product that you need. In the ballistic protection world, Creative Pultrusions’ specialty is...
Mar 27, 2020
There are so many suppliers of so many products in this world. The challenge is finding the supplier that specializes in a particular product that you need. In the ballistic protection world, Creative Pultrusions’ specialty is...
Topics: ballistic, ballistic panels
Mar 25, 2020
In my business I talk a lot about selecting the right surface for people to walk and run on. And not because my favorite sport, American football, is so dependent on the playing surface, whether it’s grass, ice, mud or artificial...
Topics: Infrastructure, FRP
Mar 18, 2020
Despite its introduction to the building industry in the 1960s, fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites is still considered a rookie material in an infrastructure dominated by steel and concrete. But aging structures, the need...
Topics: Infrastructure, FRP
Mar 11, 2020
Last month, I had the pleasure to travel to Sandusky, Ohio for this year’s Ohio Parks and Recreation Association (OPRA) annual conference and trade show at Kalahari Resort and Conference Center. Even though the weather was grey...
Mar 11, 2020
Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites offers five major benefits for any infrastructure project:
Topics: Composite Advantage, Fiber-Reinforced Polymer, FRP
Mar 4, 2020
Your dock is a major investment, and you know that protecting it from erosion and bad weather is essential. But did you know there could be another, more destructive problem attacking your dock’s wood pilings right now?
Mar 4, 2020
People across the United States are reaching for their running shoes, hiking sandals and sneakers, making sure their bike tires are full of air and stocking up on sunscreen, insect repellent and clothes made with wicking...
Topics: Movable Bridges
Feb 26, 2020
There are approximately 614,387 bridges in the United States. In contrast to their stationary cousins, movable bridges have the ability to change position (and sometimes shape) to accommodate road and river traffic.
Topics: Movable Bridges
Feb 19, 2020
Last week was the fifth annual “Composite Infrastructure Day” on Capitol Hill sponsored by the American Composite Manufacturer’s Association (ACMA.) Like other repetitive February prognosticators, we pop up in Washington, DC to...
Topics: Washington, FRP
Feb 18, 2020
As part of a larger bridge replacement project, a Florida contractor needed to replace the fender system located underneath a bridge. The fender system, along with the bridge, had slowly been losing its structural integrity due...