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Carbon-fiber reinforced composites are popular in the aerospace and marine industries as a lightweight alternative to aluminum, steel and other metals. The material is also used to produce railcars, wind turbine blades and sporting goods.

TOKYO—Researchers at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology have developed an organic material that can be liquefied or hardened by shining different types of light on it. The result is an adhesive that can be used over and over again.

Among the largest purchasers of Vicor Corp.’s power components and systems are electronic manufacturers for the U.S. military.

KENNESAW, GA—Adhesives supplier and converter Fabrico is hosting a discussion on new materials and adhesives for transportation equipment assembly on its www.fabricoforum.com Web site.

Equip your dispensing system with the proper syringe or valve to ensure accurate, consistent and clog-free material placement.

Avid sportsmen, Mark Castlow and Jimbo Meador grew up on the water—Castlow on Florida’s east coast and Meador in Alabama.

Small MatrX are rolls of pressure-sensitive adhesive micro-dots engineered for applications that demand a low-profile adhesive.

Archeologists have discovered fabric fragments that date back to around 5,000 BC.

WESTLAKE, OH—Nordson Corp. has acquired Sealant Equipment & Engineering Inc., a Michigan-based supplier of meter, mix and dispense equipment.