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COLUMNS 4 CW From the Editor 6 CW Past, Present & Future 8 CW Perspectives & Provocations 10 CW Design & Testing 12 CW Business Index 20 CW Work In Progress I — New Aerospace Niche: Helicopter Transmission Gears? CW technical editor Sara Black reports on a NASA study that shows steel/composite hybrid gears save signifcant weight, and could mitigate vibration-related noise. 24 CW Work In Progress II — Thermoplastic Composite Pressure Vessels for FCVs CW contributing writer Peggy Malnati says that two UK consortiums are addressing the durability, weight and cost challenges of high-pressure tanks for hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicles. » DEPARTMENTS 13 CW Trends 41 CW Calendar 42 CW Applications 43 CW New Products 44 CW Marketplace 45 CW Ad Index 45 CW Showcase » ON THE COVER Emergency medical services equipment supplier Ferno (Wilmington, OH, US) has launched the iN∫X ambulance stretcher, known by emergency medical technicians (EMTs) as a cot. iN∫X is the world's frst motorized EMS cot to feature two pairs of independently operated legs. Made of composites, each leg supports twice the cot's total rated weight. Source / Ferno FOCUS ON DESIGN 46 Managing Weight in Emergency Medical Transport Repetitive strain risk for frst responders sends this emergency equipment provider back to the drawing board to develop a more ergonomic cot. By Jef Sloan CompositesWorld (ISSN 2376-5232) is published monthly (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December) and copyright © 2015 by Gardner Business Media Inc. 6915 Valley Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45244-3029. Telephone: (513) 527-8800. Printed in U.S.A. Periodicals postage paid at Cincinnati, OH and additional mailing offices. All rights reserved. MEMBERSHIPS: POSTMASTER: Send address changes to CompositesWorld Magazine, 6915 Valley Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45244-3029. If undeliverable, send Form 3579. CANADA POST: Canada Returns to be sent to IMEX Global Solutions, PO Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2 Canada. Publications Mail Agreement #40612608. The information presented in this edition of CompositesWorld is believed to be accurate. In applying recommendations, however, you should exercise care and normal precautions to prevent personal injury and damage to facilities or products. In no case can the authors or the publisher accept responsibility for personal injury or damages which may occur in working with methods and/or materials presented herein, nor can the publisher assume responsibility for the validity of claims or performance of items appearing in editorial presentations or advertisements in this publication. Contact information is provided to enable interested parties to conduct further inquiry into specific products or services. FE ATURES 28 Plant Tour: Exelis Aerostructures, Salt Lake City, Utah Established in the 1960s, this longtime aerospace composites manufacturer specializes in braid-reinforced composite shafts and struts for aircraft, but neither hidebound nor immobile, there's much more to this Utah, US-based rising star. By Jef Sloan 34 Inside Manufacturing: CFRP Camera Boom Enables Safe Spill Inspection NONA Composites' 32m REACH structure meets a tight remediation schedule for a radioactive materials spill at the US Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, NM, US. By Ginger Gardiner 28 24 20 34 FEBRUARY 2015 / Vol: 1 N o – : 2 CompositesWorld.com 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS