Testing a New Resin
A carpenter is only as good as his or her tools, so when we heard that Ashland, our preferred resin supplier, was launching a new resin, they certainly had our attention. According to their website, Derakane Signia holds many promises, including low styrene emission,...
read moreRPS Welcomes Philip Silver as GM, Canadian Operations
Robert Hawkins, President and CEO, is pleased to announce that Philip Silver has joined RPS Composites as GM, Canadian Operations as of March 1, 2018. Prior to joining RPS, Philip was General Manager & Vice President of High Liner Foods. Inc., where he...
read moreJoin Us at CORROSION 2018
RPS advisors will be out in full force at CORROSION 2018, April 14 - 19 in Phoenix, Arizona. Join us in booth #443 where you can get your hands on our tools of the trade: the Type B tapering tool that makes strong, cost-effective tapered adhesive joints in...
read moreRPS Composites at EUEC 2018
Kira Kaleps, our Sales & Business Development Manager, will be speaking at EUEC 2018, the Energy, Utility & Environment Conference in San Diego, March 5-7. Kira's presentation on Custom Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Piping (FRP) Applications in Wet FGD...
read moreComposites Technician Certification
RPS Composites would like to recognize the commitment and dedication of two of our employees in our Franklin, Ohio location who completed the Certified Composites Technician (CCT) course and examination provided by the American Composites Manufacturers...
read moreCorrosion Resistant Liner: A Critical Choice
Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) pipe is resistant to a wide range of chemicals and temperatures. Many types of corrosion attack that are harmful to steel pipe have no effect on FRP, including aerobic, galvanic, pitting, intergranular, and general corrosion....
read moreThe Real Value of RPS Composite Pipe Systems
According to the NACE sponsored Cost of Corrosion study*, the Production and Manufacturing Industries spend $17.6 billion annually to fight corrosion. Production and Manufacturing Industries include oil production, mining, petroleum refining, chemical and...
read moreRPS to attend MTI’s AmeriTAC 124
Kira Kaleps and Dave Chapman are heading to San Antonio, Texas, for AmeriTAC 124 presented by the Materials Technology Institute, October 23-25, 2017. The Materials Technology Institute, founded in 1977, is a unique, not-for-profit technology development organization...
read moreThe Engineering Behind the RPS Tapered Adhesive Joint
RPS Composites began fabricating the Tapered Adhesive joint (TA joint) in the 1960s as a way to improve productivity over butt & wrap joining both in the shop and in the field. (If you missed reading the commercial argument for using the TA joint, you can...
read moreASME Committee Participation
Bruce Hebb, our VP Engineering, will be attending the BPV Committee on Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels, Reinforced Thermoset Plastic Corrosion Resistant Equipment Committee (RTP), and Subcommittee on FRP Piping in Las Vegas, October 23-26, 2017....
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