Composite beams have become an integral element in modern structural engineering, combining dissimilar materials to exploit their complementary mechanical properties. This field of study encompasses ...

How often did John R. Hillman, founder and president of Chicago-based HC Bridge Co., LLC, think about giving up on getting the industry to accept his hybrid bridge beam of concrete and steel with ...

The standard square beams are produced from graphite and PAN carbon fibres using CompoTech’s innovative automated, robot assisted filament placement technique, which places continuous fibres axially ...

Manufactured by CMC Steel Products of Rockwall, Texas, SmartBeam castellated beams are an alternative to traditional steel I-beams for roof and floor structures. The beams are manufactured using a ...

AFP of thermoplastic composite floor beams. Composite floor beams are not new, but using thermoplastic prepreg tape and advanced fiber steering to produce them is, and has been successfully ...

Carbon fiber gondola beam for EOAT. Photo Credit, all images: CompoTech PLUS The latest development project between CompoTech PLUS (Sušice, Czechia) and Bilsing Automation (Attendorn, Germany) has ...

Need a steel beam? You can 3D print PLA beams that are as strong as a steel beam of equivalent weight according to [RepRap]. The Python code for FreeCAD generates a repeating structure especially well ...

Algoma is betting Canada’s campaign to ramp up infrastructure and defence spending will increase demand for its steel ...