{"id":1753,"date":"2011-11-14T15:26:06","date_gmt":"2011-11-14T21:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=1753"},"modified":"2020-03-24T07:31:43","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T13:31:43","slug":"very-long-fiber-composites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/1753\/very-long-fiber-composites\/","title":{"rendered":"Very Long Fiber Composites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.ulprospector.com\/images\/webinars\/2011\/RTP-Very-Long-Fiber-Composites.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"164\" \/>Recorded November\u00a014, 2011<br \/>\n<\/em>Presented by\u00a0RTP Company<\/p>\n<p>Does the idea of replacing metal parts with light-weight and easy to fabricate reinforced plastics seem appealing but you are not sure how to get started? 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