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JEC World 2018 preview: Porcher

Porcher Industries (Eclose-Badinières, France) will have a talented team of textile, composite and chemical engineering experts in Paris to present their latest innovations at JEC World 2018.

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Construction

JEC World 2018 preview: DORNIER Composite Systems

New customized equipment for semi-finished products and in-house production of thermoplastic tapes

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JEC World 2018 preview: A. Schulman

New LYTEX SF epoxy-based, styrene-free, sheet molding compound

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Automotive

Sensors for monitoring resin infusion flow front and cure

InFactory Solutions commercializes technology to provide real-time resin impregnation and cure data across composite parts for zero-defect, intelligent process chains.

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Infusion

JEC World 2018 preview: CHOMARAT

CHOMARAT unveils its new multiaxial NCF reinforcement for thermoplastics, plus an innovative UD carbon reinforcement for wind blades

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Natural Fibers

This is going to be big: Automotive composites forecast

A company by the name of Global Market Insights Inc. contacted me recently, alerting me to the presence of a new forecast report for automotive composites.

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Airborne, Siemens and SABIC partner to mass produce thermoplastic composites

Flexible, automated production lines, featuring radically low conversion costs, aimed at millions of parts/yr — CW’s interview with all three companies.

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ShapeTex preforms successful in automotive parts

Shape Machining Ltd. has demonstrated lightweight composite parts in automotive development program.

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Construction

Kordsa pursues composites R&D

Turkish reinforcements supplier posts record number of patents and inventions, with over 25% from its Composites Technologies Center of Excellence.

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Construction

SGL Group optimizes supply chain for composites

SGL’s takeover of former BENTELER and BMW JVs, plus sale of Kumpers JV, consolidates  the company’s CF activities while it broadens its composites technology portfolio.

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