Aerospace

Carbon Fibers

Toray acquires TenCate Advanced Composites

Toray, the world’s largest carbon fiber manufacturer, will pay €930 million for TenCate Advanced Composites to shore up its thermoplastic composites capabilities.

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PEEK

Victrex champions thermoplastic composites for aircraft industry

Company believes thermoplastic composites vital to drive aerospace build rates.

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Sustainability

CRTC makes park benches from recycled aerospace carbon fiber

The Composite Recycling Technology Center is now taking orders for the world’s first park bench made from recycled aerospace grade carbon fiber.

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Carbon Fibers

TenCate Advanced Composites confirmed to be on the market

TenCate is exploring options for a potential strategic partner to acquire the company as aerospace OEMs begin a more serious assessment of next-generation aircraft materials. A carbon fiber and/or resin manufacturer would be a likely suitor of TenCate.

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Aerospace

NIAR establishes engineering design and modification team

Consultant team comprised of 35 engineers previously employed by the Bombardier Flight Test Center.

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Space

BRM launches line of woven webbing for aerospace applications

Bally Ribbon Mills, manufacturer of highly specialized engineered woven fabrics announces webbing for aerospace and aviation markets.

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Aerospace

JEC Innovation Awards: A look at this year's winners

Eleven winning innovations were chosen, out of the thirty finalists that had been previously selected from more than 100 applications from all over the world.

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Aerospace

Jeff Sloan's top five from JEC World 2018

There is still a third and final day to go at JEC World 2018 in Paris, but there is enough fodder from the first two days of the show to cobble together some thoughts about what we have heard and seen at the show.

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Five highlights from JEC World 2018

It’s not Spring without a trip to Paris, France for the JEC World 2018 composites conference. It’s become a very big show, and thus, offers some big announcements and some developing trends.

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Aerospace

Dolphitech ultrasound camera system accepted by Airbus

A non-destructive testing procedure for the Dolphicam ultrasound camera system has been made available for the Airbus A350 composite aircraft.

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