Adhesives

Aerospace

I want to say two words to you: “Thermoplastic tapes”

Thermoplastic tapes are not new to composites, but they soon will join the primary aerostructures material palette and could be their future.

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Carbon Fibers

Cevotec now offers tapes for AFP/ATL

Cevotec’s cevoTape carbon fiber tape for automated placement processes is now commercially available.

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Defense

Overmolding as enabler for composites, aerospace to automotive

CCP Gransden can make 50 to 100,000 parts/yr economically viable using PEEK, PPS, PEI or PA.

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Composites 4.0

ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ 2018 Operations Report

CW’s inaugural Operations Report aims to shed some light on the state of composites manufacturing today, and how it might evolve.

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Automotive

Cevotec dry-fiber bindered tape available for automated placement

Manufacturer of SAMBA automated placement systems offers high-quality material aimed to make series CFRP production economical for non-aerospace applications.

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Epoxies

Gougeon Brothers acquires Entropy Resins

California-based Entropy Resins manufactures bio-based epoxy formulations for adhesive, coating, and composites applications.

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Construction

A partnership for sustainable composites

CW talks to Entropy Resins and Gougeon Brothers about their future as one company.

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Autoclave

Plasan to manufacture composite ramps for Amtrak

Plasan Carbon Composites meets stringent weight and strength requirements for Amtrak’s Acela rail service.

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Autoclave

Solvay to supply materials for the 777X program

Solvay will supply a range of material technologies including out-of-autoclave structural carbon fiber epoxy prepreg, flame resistant interior phenolic prepreg, lightning strike protection surfacing film and structural bonding adhesive.

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Bonding

A range of new products from Huntsman

Huntsman Advanced Materials used the 2017 CAMX show to showcase new products from its Advanced Materials and Huntsman Polyurethanes divisions, including advanced composite resin systems and adhesives.

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