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Molded Fiber Glass Companies is now manufacturing fiberglass "nosecones" for the front and back ends of locomotive engines, which will be used to haul freight to Europe. This is the most shapely part of the locomotive and is much lighter than parts made from fabricated metal.

One of the Corvette' most unique features, is its fiberglass/composite body. The Corvette wasn't the first fiberglass bodied vehicle to exist, but it was the first mass produced car to utilize the material for its body panels.

The world's growing appetite for wind energy is transforming wind blades into one of the hottest composite applications around. The huge build-up of wind-power generating capacity-particularly in the U.S, China, and Spain-has raised a bumper crop of new plants for manufacturing these composite parts.

In Los Angeles' Century City/Beverly Hills region, the 42-story, 147-unit luxury condominium tower known as "The Century" is designed to be an epicenter of upscale living on the Avenue of the Stars. The design includes 256 fluted concrete finished columns created with customized fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) column forms produced by Molded Fiber Glass Construction Products (MFG-CP), Independence, Kan.

Fluted, exposed-concrete columns are key to an elliptical, 42-story, 147-unit luxury condominium tower known as 'The Century,' rising on the Avenue of the Stars in Los Angeles' Beverly Hills district. Customized fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) fluted round column forms (FRCF) manufactured by Independence, Kan.-based Molded Fiber Glass Construction Products (MFG-CP) were used to create the 250-plus columns, whose fluted design features what project principals describe as a "lavishly smooth" finish.

"The Century" is being designed to be an elliptical epicenter of upscale living on the Avenue of the Stars. Designed by world-renowned Robert A.M. Stern Architects LLP of New York, every imaginable detail has been nuanced to achieve the epitome of elegance including approximately 256 fluted concrete finished columns created with customized FRP (fiber-reinforced polymer) fluted round column forms (FRCF) produced by Molded Fiber Glass Construction Products (MFG-CP) of Independence, Kan.

The recently constructed Marchand Mine Treatment System is a patented six-pond/large wetland passive mine drainage system that incorporates specially designed FRP (fiberglass reinforced plastic) troughs that manage the hydrology in treating a 1,200-2,250 gpm of discharge containing 65-90 mg/L of iron (Fe).

Historically, a variety of materials have been used for constructing radomes, including balsa and plywood in early structures. Modern ground-based and ship-based radomes are manufactured using composite materials such as fiberglass, quartz, and aramid fibers held together with polyester, epoxy, and other resins.

The Marchand Mine Treatment System, a six-pond/large wetland passive mine drainage system, which incorporates specially designed fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) troughs that help treat a 1,200-gal/min to 2,250-gal/min discharge that contains 65 mg/L to 90 mg/L of iron - well over the legal limit of 3 mg/L. MFG Water Treatment Products Co. (MFG-WTP, Union City, Pa.) designed and manufactured the inlet/outlet troughs, which are set in earthen embankments to consistently and predictably meter water flow through the pond system.

The unique configuration required for the new West Point library arches and columns at the entryway lead to the decision to use a custom fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) formwork system. Molded Fiberglass (MFG) Construction Products, located in Independence, KS, was selected to produce it.

The Marcus Nanotechnology Building (NRCB) will feature two clean room facilities that incorporate a waffle slab deck design built using custom fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) dome forms to provide the load rigidity and airflow requirements essential to next-generation nanotechnology research operations. Having eliminated wood and steel options, United Forming awarded the bid to Molded Fiber Glass Construction Products (MFG), Independence, Kan., which manufactures a complete range of custom, one-piece FRP forms.

May 01 2007 GO STRUCTURAL.com
Building a modern marvel with an eye toward history - Innovative FRP formwork solutions used at the United States Military Academy

To accentuate the storied past of the Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, the expansion of the Library and Learning Center, which will occupy a prominent space directly opposite the present library, established in 1964-will utilize intricate FRP (fiberglass reinforced plastic) formwork to create exterior concrete aesthetic features such as unique archways and columns. Ceco Senior Project Manager Rick Rohrer had experience with a manufacturer who could achieve the unique configuration demands: Molded Fiber Glass Construction Products (MFG) of Independence, Kan., who manufactured a complete range of standard and custom one-piece FRP forms.

The $90 million Stanford Stadium project required construction of approximately 400 round columns that would adorn the entire perimeter of the stadium and support the steel field bleachers. MFG Construction Products (a division of Molded Fiber Glass Companies) offered a FRP/RCF solution whose composite properties made them corrosion resistant and reusable.