Research & Development Market 21 Global 24 Europe 71 Joining Fusion bonding of thermoplastic composites and metals Advanced composites market projected to reach USD 24.9 billion by 2020 76 Testing Study of the bending stiffness of fibre-reinforced thermoplastics at forming temperature European data: steady dynamics 22 81 Impact resistance Thermoplastic nonwovens for enhanced fracture toughness Technology & Innovations 86 Wind Alternatives to balsa wood in wind turbine blades 88 81 Software An integrated approach to composite design 87 91 Epoxy Much more than a formulator of resins and hardeners 69 Furniture Flax fiber and biosourced resins for all 94 Repair Large-scale project for the repair of CRP-based series vehicles 96 Thermoplastic New thermoplastic composite solutions for automotive lightweighting 101 27 Sandwich Continuous thermoplastic honeycomb sandwich panel production makes lightweighting cost-efficient No103 March 2016 / jec composites magazine 7http://www.jeccomposites.com/