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NEWS 19 CompositesWorld.com ACMA Pavilion at AIA Show ARCHITECTURE Composites continue to make inroads in fields of architecture and construction. At the 2017 American Institute of Architects (AIA, Washington, DC, US) exhibition and conference (April 27-29, Orlando, FL, US), there was again abundant evidence of that fact. The American Composites Manufacturers Assn's. (ACMA) Architectural Division exhibited its 4 th annual Composites Pavilion, which included Composites Central, a schedule of educational sessions presented by Division members, and the second annual Composites Challenge. Coordinated by David Riebe, vice president of Windsor Fiberglass (Burgaw, NC, US), the Composites Challenge design competition annually tasks teams of architec- tural students to develop novel architectural/building components and/or assemblies using composite materials. As part of the Challenge, a series of composites-oriented work- shops, comprising both seminars and hands-on activities, were held this year at participating architec- ture schools, educating roughly 75 students — tomorrow's architects. In addition to the winning teams, which hailed from Clemson University (Clemson, SC, US, see top photo, p. 20) and the University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA, US), teams from the University of North Carolina Charlotte and Kent State University (Kent, OH, US) also competed. Projects completed by the first, second and third place winners were on display in the Composites Pavilion. Also featured in the Composites Pavilion was Composites Central, a principal feature of which was a daily schedule of 30-minute educational sessions. Available to AIA attendees, they were presented by members of ACMA's Architectural Division. ACMA's 4 th Annual Composite Pavilion (continued on p. 20) DeWAL's pressure-sensitive PTFE tapes and films are known for tightly sealing carbon-fiber composites and cleanly releasing parts from molds. Use them to separate epoxy resins from laminates or to seal vacuum bags up to 500°F. DeWAL PTFE tapes and films offer minimal elongation and temperature-resistant silicone-based adhesion. UL-recognized 204-HD films are both skived and tensilized for higher tensile strength, lower elongation and higher dielectric strength. 204-HD films range from 0.5 to 21.5 inches wide and are as long as 108 feet, with tensile strength up to 13,000 psi at 500°F. They are in stock in 2, 3 and 5 mil thicknesses, as are other 36" width DeWAL tapes and films for composites. Whether you are doing open or closed molding, whether your process is lay-up, compression molding, resin transfer or continuous lamination, DeWAL will share a solution with you. DeWAL PTFE Tapes & Films — for tighter vacuum seals and cleaner mold separation. Used as an alternative to sanding and painting Used as peel-ply on molds Used between a mold and a carbon-fiber composite DW 134 DW 204-HD DW 202 & DW 2000 15 Ray Trainor Drive Narragansett, RI 02882 usa1@rogerscorporation.com 800-366-8356 International: 001-401-789-9736 dewal.com Source | Fresh Air Building Systems LLC