COMPOSITESWORLD Expo offers the North American composites industry a trade show that caters not only to traditional manufacturers and users of composite products, but also to end markets and industries considering the use of composite materials. The two-track, concurrent conference will help keep composites manufacturers and processors up-to-date on established and emerging technologies, and help newcomers to composites learn the principles of design and manufacture of composites products.

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Keynote address by Tadge J. Juechter, Corvette and Cadillac XLR Chief Engineer, General Motors

Thursday, September 4, 2008 / 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

CORVETTE ZR1: COMPOSITES, PERFORMANCE AND AUTOMOTIVE PASSION
The ZR1 is latest effort by the Corvette team to package new materials technology into a compelling vehicle and is being used as a test platform for carbon fiber composites at GM. Fuel prices and CAFE requirements could make composites critical to our automotive futures. Get a “view from the top” in this keynote presentation from the chief engineer of the Corvette product line on the technical challenges, market hurdles and potential opportunities that lie ahead for composites in automobiles.

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Lunchtime Lesson by Chris Red, Editor & VP of Market Research, Composite Market Reports (CMR)

Thursday, September 4, 2008 / 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM

OUTLOOK FOR COMPOSITE WIND TURBINE BLADE MANUFACTURING

Once considered a fringe player in the electrical market, wind turbines are now one the most economical sources of electricity and benefit from their ability to curb the emission of green house gases. During 2007 the wind industry installed more than 20,000 MW of turbines, the vast majority of which are fitted with composite rotor blades. The market for composite wind turbine blade blade manufacturing is forecasted to grow from an estimated $5.9 billion in 2008 to approximately $34 billion per year by 2017. This presentation with explore the market, industry participants and the large-scale growth opportunities this presents the composites industry.

Connect with composites industry professionals at COMPOSITESWORLD Expo 2008.

• Learn more about established and emerging technologies
• Meet with trusted suppliers
• Find new suppliers
• Examine the industry's latest product offerings
• Make important purchasing decisions

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