Advanced composite materials (engineering)

IsoTruss Engineers Critical Tower Solution for Wyoming Bureau of Land Management

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Monday, October 3, 2022

The Elk Mountain system shelter, which features an articulating tower mast, is a major communications site servicing approximately 180 square miles. The Wyoming BLM manages emergency communications for wildland fires, along with any aircraft--including federal aircraft--helping with wildland fires, as well as managing communications with administrative and other staff, such as biologists conducting field activity for the BLM.

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  • IsoTruss, Inc. , an engineering, design, and manufacturing services provider, today announced the installation of a lightweight, durable IsoTruss carbon fiber cell tower solution for the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management s remote critical communications infrastructure located at the top of Elk Mountain, Wyoming.
  • The Elk Mountain IsoTruss tower is a great example of our helping a client resolve an ongoing repair and maintenance issue at a remote critical infrastructure site with a sustainable, innovative solution.
  • IsoTruss engineered and transported a 40 foot IsoTruss carbon fiber tower weighing 250 lbs., then bolted and connected it to the existing system shelter.
  • IsoTruss was able to design a tower solution that fit like a glove, which was very impressive.

IsoTruss Donates Carbon Fiber Cell Towers to Learning Alliance

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

IsoTruss, Inc. , an engineering, design, and manufacturing services provider, today announced the donation of two patented IsoTruss carbon fiber cell towers to the Learning Alliance Corp. (LAC) center located in Tampa, FL.

Key Points: 
  • IsoTruss, Inc. , an engineering, design, and manufacturing services provider, today announced the donation of two patented IsoTruss carbon fiber cell towers to the Learning Alliance Corp. (LAC) center located in Tampa, FL.
  • Nathan D. Rich, CEO, IsoTruss, Inc. , said, We are excited to donate two IsoTruss carbon fiber cell towers to LAC, as we wholeheartedly support its workforce development initiative.
  • The initiative to train telecom tower climbers on lightweight and durable IsoTruss lattice structures fabricated with carbon fiber coincides with National Composites Week.
  • IsoTruss Inc., an engineering, design, and manufacturing services provider, produces patented IsoTruss lattice cell towers for the telecommunications industry.

IsoTruss Donates Two Carbon Fiber Cell Towers to Learning Alliance in Support of Telecom Workforce Development

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Monday, August 22, 2022

IsoTruss, Inc. , an engineering, design, and manufacturing services provider, today announced the donation of two patented IsoTruss carbon fiber cell towers to the Learning Alliance Corp. (LAC) center located in Tampa, FL.

Key Points: 
  • IsoTruss, Inc. , an engineering, design, and manufacturing services provider, today announced the donation of two patented IsoTruss carbon fiber cell towers to the Learning Alliance Corp. (LAC) center located in Tampa, FL.
  • The donation will support LACs workforce development initiative in training cell tower climbers and technicians for the wireless telecom infrastructure industry.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220822005560/en/
    IsoTruss lattice cell tower fabricated with carbon fiber.
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    Nathan D. Rich, CEO, IsoTruss, Inc. , said, We are excited to donate two IsoTruss carbon fiber cell towers to LAC, as we wholeheartedly support its workforce development initiative.

IsoTruss, Inc. Receives USDA Funding Award for Rural Broadband Project

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Monday, July 11, 2022

IsoTruss, Inc. , an engineering, design, and manufacturing services provider, announced today it has received a funding award for $124,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Key Points: 
  • IsoTruss, Inc. , an engineering, design, and manufacturing services provider, announced today it has received a funding award for $124,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
  • In this rural broadband project, the enterprise will utilize its patented geometry to create a lightweight, space-saving mobile cell site to provide temporary network coverage, one that can be assembled and disassembled quickly, without additional equipment.
  • These structures have been successfully applied to rural telecom towers because of their reduced weight and significantly lower installation and maintenance costs.
  • This is the enterprises second funding award from the USDA.

Don Graves Joins Raisbeck as Chief Financial Officer

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Raisbeck Engineering, a leading provider of performance enhancement systems for business, commercial and military aircraft, today announced the appointment of Don Graves as Chief Financial Officer.

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  • Raisbeck Engineering, a leading provider of performance enhancement systems for business, commercial and military aircraft, today announced the appointment of Don Graves as Chief Financial Officer.
  • He comes to Raisbeck from Korry Electronics, where he was a key business leader responsible for overseeing the companys financial functions, including financial reporting, analysis, and forecasting, a role in which he positioned Korry for financial growth and efficiency.
  • Don is an excellent addition to our team and brings with him extensive financial, operational, and strategic experience with a proven track record of success, said Hal Chrisman, President of Raisbeck.
  • In his new role, Graves will lead Raisbecks financial activities, including: accounting, financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, cost control, insurance, and internal audit.

Spartech announces Jiang Li as Technology Manager, Innovation Center

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

ST. LOUIS, August 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartech, a leading manufacturer of engineered thermoplastics and custom packaging solutions, announced today that Jiang Li has been promoted to Technology Manager for the Spartech Innovation Center.

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  • ST. LOUIS, August 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartech, a leading manufacturer of engineered thermoplastics and custom packaging solutions, announced today that Jiang Li has been promoted to Technology Manager for the Spartech Innovation Center.
  • "With Jiang Li heading up the innovation side of Spartech, we can continue to advance our plastic solutions to new levels," said John Vandeven, Spartech CIO and Vice President of Technology.
  • Jiang Li holds a PhD in chemistry from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis.
  • Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with a unique innovation center and 14 manufacturing facilities located throughout the United States, Spartech is a leading plastics manufacturer of engineered thermoplastic materials and specialty packaging products.