CONTENTS NEWS WORLDWIDE Companies SGL and BMW to built a new carbon fibre plant in USA ....8 BASF expands Shanghai technical competence centre .........8 Aerospace industry expands in Metro Atlanta ..................................8 Oxeon expands its production capacity ...................8 DSM expands composite resins business into Turkey ............8 Futerro inaugurates PLA pilot unit, a first in Europe ............................. 8 BUSINESS Market survey The US composite market: trend, forecast and opportunities ..........16 FEATURE AUTOMATION 3D X-ray Contrôle RadioSynthétique® applied to composite materials ...26 North american market The composites market by application in volume, 2008 Process Trends New materials: what kind of standards are needed to support innovation? ................................18 When innovation meets bio-based products ..................20 Enhancing composite in the cement industry .................22 Laser-assisted tape laying is moving forward to 3D .............28 Niche Market Agenda of events .................... 9 Equipment Autoclave process control and energy saving ....................... 10 Emission control technologies for carbon fibre processing ...... 12 Innovative winding system reduces production time ............. 14 Peelable laminated shims: making precise adjustements ......23 Human capital Materials for shape and function .............................24 CNC Moving from CAD-designed composite parts to CNC programs .......................31 6 jec composites magazine / No57 May 2010