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10 CompositesWorld PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE JANUARY 2016 thermoplastic molecules. Connora's technology is applicable to all types of epoxies; it does not diminish their processability or properties, but makes them recyclable, a claim which Connora has demonstrated (see photo, p. 8, and "Learn More," p. 13). Most recently, Cornerstone Research Group (Dayton, OH, US) introduced MG Resins, based on a novel polymer system, which cure to a thermoplastic state below 110°C and convert to a thermoset above 180°C, offering high-temperature resistance like that of a polyimide (service temperature of 300-450°C) as well as ultra-low flammability, heat release and smoke release, yet are similar to two-part epoxy resins in processability and cost (for additional insight, see "Learn More"). The products listed here, and those that will inevitably follow, hold an amazing amount of promise. I hope our industry responds by working with these and other suppliers to convert this potential into real success stories CW can write about in the near future. Wise engineers still put pencils to paper By Mike Musselman, CW Managing Editor mike@compositesworld.com I'm 66 years old. So for me (and CW), it's still Web site, not website. Yes, I'm Old School, not old school. But don't get me wrong. I'm no naysayer when it comes to technology. Digital tools, particularly in the realm of design and simulation, are on my thumbs-up list (I do love my Mac, and I've been almost paper-free for a decade). I've watched CAD/CAM/CAE and FEA/simulation software evolve into powerful means to circumvent costly, time-consuming guesswork and iterative physical testing, and make composites more competitive in some unforgiving marketplaces. That's why I was surprised and … well, touched, when a young fellow by the name of Collin Petersen, lead design engineer at Janicki Industries (Sedro- Woolley, WA, US), wrote a guest column for CW recently titled, "Hybrid analysis: Making the most of FEA by leveraging traditional analysis." In it, Petersen gave examples for which FEA and related digital tools were used to model a mandrel prototype (pictured here), but because the customer's desired factor of safety allowed it, he was able not only to simplify the FE analysis but also to WHETHER YOU'RE BUYING 2 OR 200... ...THERE'S A SUPERIOR TOOL IN YOUR FUTURE! Tools for Composite, Aluminum, Titanium, Steel. Quick Turnaround on Tools & Coating. ORDER RAPID CUSTOM MADE: 800.428.TOOL (8665) TO BUY ONLINE STOCK: SUPERIORTOOLSERVICE.COM