No45 / November-December 2008 USERS’ PLATFORM Structural materials Weight reduction with composites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 KNOW-HOW Biopolymer The “green” challenge: high-performance PLA (nano)composites . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Composites in the world A musical sculpture . . . . . . . . . . 58 Build your own three-wheel hybrid vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Far more than a simple tap . . . . 59 Bio-fuelled ice vehicle . . . . . . . . 59 Processing Foam materials Tough exterior but extremely soft inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 New sandwich composites: for lightweight construction in the automotive industry . . . . . . . . . . 47 Hylid forming: an innovation in rubber press forming thermoplastic composites . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Successful partners Nanotechnology-improved watercraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Induction Induction welding: an automated joining process for composites . . 50 Software Two weeks of analysis data transfer: achieved in two hours with 100% ply success rate . . . . 52 Modelling Stochastic model identification of fibre-reinforced composites at the mesoscale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Applications Green motor for revolutionary catamaran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Next issue (No46) FEATURE NATURAL FIBRES January-February 2009 Equipment - Mould Business Copyright Fiberline Lighting Thoughts on automotive construction: opportunities for thermoplastic composites . . . . . 54 - Review 2008 - Subcontracting - Light aircraft Feature - Natural fibres Users’ platform GRP road bridge: an operational response to ageing infrastructures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 - Tennis rackets - Bikes Know-how - Pultrusion - Thermoplastic No45 November-December 2008 / jec composites magazine