On The Launch Pad
The Composites Industry 2015
February 03, 2015
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Positive Signs
• Industry Statistics
• Roadmaps for Composites
• Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation- IACMI
• Political
• Educating Design Professionals About Composites
• Standards
• Industry Unity
Industry Statistics
• According the latest Lucintel statistics:
• End products reached $21 Billion in 2014 (ranging from bath tubs and golf clubs to
rebar and roof panels)
• Materials market grew 6.3% last year
• Materials growth to be 6.6% or $12 Billion by 2020 (CARG)
• Recovery in the wind energy market, as well as continuing growth in the
transportation/automotive, aerospace and construction sectors will lead the way
• According to the latest ACMA statistics:
• In November 2014, Unsaturated Polyester Resin monthly production increased
8.4% from the previous year.
• In 2014, year-to-date totals of unsaturated Polyester Resin increased 4.7% as
compared to 2013 at the same time.
Roadmaps for Composites
• What is an industry roadmap?
• CAIICAC: Consortium for Accelerated
Innovation and Insertion of Advanced
Composites
• FIBERS
• ACMA Role
• CAMX
• Workshop
• Implementation Grants
Institute for Advanced Composites
Manufacturing Innovation- IACMI
• Led by UT and Oakridge National
Laboratory
• $250 million + for composites R&D over 5
years
• ACMA Role
• Benefit for all composites
• Engage SMEs
• Worker training
Political
• More pro-business Congress
• But…
• Collaboration with regulatory
agencies - EPA, OSHA
• States
• Opportunities for growth of
the Industry
Educating Design Professionals About
Composites
• Websites
• CAMX
• Trade Shows
• Composites Pavilion at AIA
•International Bridge Conference
• Presentations
• World of Concrete
• NPE – Future of Thermoplastic
Composites
• ASCE Structures Congress
• Publications
• More to be Done
Standards
• 12+ design, material, construction
standards for composites across many
market segments, mostly in new markets
• 2 ANSI/ACMA standard and ACMA
Industry Guideline in process
• LRFD
• PreStandard Load and Resistance Factor
Design of Pultruded Fiber Reinforced
Polymer (FRP) Composite Structures –
expected in 2015
• ACI
• Working on FRP rebar code that will impact
the concrete building code
• Roadmaps
• IACMI
Industry Unity - Steel’s Nightmare
• Workshop
• CAMX
• IACMI
• Collaboration with SPE/SAMPE
• ACMA Membership
Questions?