Hannah Mason

Hannah Mason Technical Editor

Medical

Leaders in the composites industry work together to develop ventilators for COVID-19 patients

A U.K.-government funded project collects Meggitt, GKN, Rolls-Royce, Airbus and others to quickly help meet demand.

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Braiding

ITA RWTH Aachen University launches fiber-coating line, carbon fiber research

The Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University is presenting innovations in glass and carbon fiber production at the joint stand of the Aachen Center for Integrative Lightweight Construction.

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Out of Autoclave

SAERTEX introduces glass, carbon fiber fabrics for wind blades, marine

The company is launching a range of new glass and carbon fiber materials for wind turbine rotor blades, boatbuilding and more.

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IPCO introduces powder, fiber scattering system

The company’s double-belt presses and scattering systems provide an efficient solution for the continuous production of a range of materials.

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Core

3A Composites launches carbon-neutral balsa core material

3A Composites Core Materials is presenting BALTEK SBC and AIREX TegraCore core materials.

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Out of Autoclave

Thomas + Technik introduces modular, compact pultrusion system

At 3.5 meters long, pullCUBE is reported to be about 75% shorter than conventional pultrusion machines, and the shortest yet built.

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Aerospace

Spirit AeroSystems suspends Boeing production work

The announcement follows Boeing’s temporary suspension of Puget Sound production activity due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Consumer

Dieffenbacher innovations focus on SMC, D-LFT

Dieffenbacher is presenting its solutions for tape laying, SMCs, D-LFT and wet molding technologies, as well as a new messaging and ticket system app.

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Epoxies

Sicomin launches bio-based epoxy resin systems

New resin systems have been developed for series production within the automotive, wind energy, civil engineering and marine sectors.

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Out of Autoclave

EconCore evolves thermoplastic, recycled honeycomb core materials

EconCore’s latest research is focused on high-performance honeycombs and recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) honeycomb technology.

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Carbon Fibers

New Solvay materials, processes designed for industrialization

Solvay is launching and promoting materials and processes developed for industrialized processes.

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Altair highlights design simulation and optimization software

Altair is presenting its methods and solutions for design, optimization and simulation of composite structures and materials.

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