Composites Weekly

This week, I welcome Eric Miller of PADT inc. on the show to discuss some of the latest news and technology developments in the world of 3D printing. Eric is a co-owner of Tempe based Phoenix Analysis Design Technologies, where he is involved in providing tools and services to companies who design and manufacture physical... The post 3D Printing Advancements in Aerospace, Medical and Automotive – Interview with Eric Miller of PADT Inc. appeared first on Composites Weekly.

This week, I welcome Frank Macher, Chairman and CEO of Continental Structural Plastics on the show.

Continental Structural Plastics is the global leader in vehicle lightweighting technologies. For more than 40 years, Continental Structural Plastics has provided leading‐edge, lightweight composite solutions for the automotive, heavy truck, HVAC and construction industries. Headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, CSP has facilities in Indiana, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Mexico, France and China.

The company provides full‐service R&D and engineering support, and holds more than 50 patents covering materials development and manufacturing processes in composite materials formulation, design and manufacturing technologies.

Frank Macher is a recognized expert in strategic and business planning, advanced technologies, product development, and manufacturing processes and operations, has more than 45 years’ experience in the automotive industry.

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This week we welcome Tad Coffin. Tad is the owner of Tad Coffin Performance Saddles.

He joins me on the show this week to talk about their unique saddle tree, which is the first of it's kind to be made from composite material.

Tad has created a proprietary process using carbon fiber. He has actually "invented" a process marrying two kinds of composites to create "pins" that are used in the tree to provide flexion and movement.

Tad will be discussing the benefits this provides to horses and the racing industry.

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This week we welcome Tad Coffin. Tad is the owner of Tad Coffin Performance Saddles. He joins me on the show this week to talk about their unique saddle tree, SmartRide™ which is the first of it’s kind to be made from composite material. SmartRide™ is a technically advanced saddle tree developed from a process... The post How Composite Technology is Improving Sport Horse Performance – Interview with Tad Coffin appeared first on Composites Weekly.

This week we welcome Lee Weinblatt on the show for our sales and marketing episode. Lee is the founder and CEO of PTG, a market research company that specializes in completely passive, real-world consumer engagement and non-conscious measurement techniques that have been validated by experts from Scientific American, MIT and Barrow Neurological Institute.

On this episode we'll be discussing:

• How neuroscience is being used in marketing today.
• How eye tracking is being used to determine customer buying patterns.
• How companies today can improve their marketing messages and advertising materials based on how the brain responds to certain messages and images.

You can find some of PTG's most recent research findings by visiting www.pretesting.com/research. 

This week we welcome Lee Weinblatt on the show for our sales and marketing episode. Lee is the founder and CEO of PTG, a market research company that specializes in completely passive, real-world consumer engagement and non-conscious measurement techniques that have been validated by experts from Scientific American, MIT and Barrow Neurological Institute. On this episode... The post Using Neuromarketing Research to Improve Your Advertising Message – Interview with Lee Weinblatt, CEO of PTG appeared first on Composites Weekly.

This week I'm pleased to have Chris Hurdleston join me on the show. Chris is the regional sales manage of ACS international, a leading supplier of raw materials for composites industries such as cast polymer, solid surface and FRP.

On this episode Chris will be sharing some background on ACS and how they are more than a supplier to just the cast polymer industry. He'll be discussing how their light weight fillers are benefitting FRP manufacturers as well. 

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This week I welcome Boyd Comfort on Composites Weekly. Boyd is the director of sales and the principal partner of Gasket Engineering, a custom gasket manufacturing company with the heritage of converting a multitude of materials into the exact shape, dimensions, and thickness required for your manufacturing needs.

This is done in high-capacity facilities that house a large selection of machinery. Gasket Engineering maintains in-house expertise in diecutting, dieless cutting, rotary die cutting, laser cutting, laminating and other capabilities that turn virtually any raw material into highly sophisticated parts for aerospace, automotive, Marine, alternative energy, electronics, medical and many other industries.

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This week I welcome Boyd Comfort on the show to discuss how their company is helping manufacturers “cut out” material waste. Boyd is the director of sales and the principal partner of Gasket Engineering, a family owned custom gasket manufacturing company with the heritage of converting a multitude of materials into the exact shape, dimensions, and... The post Helping Composite Manufacturers Eliminate Waste and Lower Process Costs – Interview with Boyd Comfort of Gasket Engineering appeared first on Composites Weekly.

This week I welcome Dianne Zimnavoda CEO of RCF Technologies, which is headquartered in Vidalia, Ga. RCF has been a supplier to the aerospace and aviation industries since 1975, and has developed a material called Rishon that is used in manufacturing gaskets and seals.

Rishon is a homogeneous material that before processing, consists of RCF's proprietary high temp silicon base material and a standard fiberglass mesh in most cases. Rishon has 5 major attributes above and beyond what is on the market today for standard composites and Dianne will be sharing these attributes with me today.

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