Materials
The growing role of composites in infrastructure
From bridges to rebar and pilings, composites provide installation and life cycle cost savings over steel and concrete.
Read MoreCovestro provides sustainable composite material for Toyota electric concept car
Components of the Toyota LQ will be made from a new kenaf fiber-reinforced polyurethane foam composite material.
Read MoreComposites Germany releases results of its 14th Composites Market Survey
The survey identifies up-to-date key performance indicators (KPIs) for the fiber-reinforced plastics market.
Read MoreACMA announces keynote speakers for Thermoplastic Composites Conference 2020
Keynotes from Boeing and Ford Motor Co. will discuss potential and progress for thermoplastic composites use in the aerospace and automotive industries.
Read MoreMicrofiber-infused resin enables single-step molding process
Spoke Materials’ reinforced liquid composites provide alternative fabrication methods.
Read MoreNASA, OceanGate collaborate on manufacture of carbon fiber pressure vessels
The pressure vessels built through this agreement will be used on OceanGate’s latest deep-sea Cyclops submersible.
Read MoreEPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub announces two new core projects
Focused on design simulation for NCF preforming and tools for industrializing layer-by-layer curing, the projects will commence in May 2020 with university and industry partners.
Read MoreProving out LMPAEK welding for Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator
Clean Sky 2 STUNNING project will manufacture lower thermoplastic fuselage while MECATESTERS will test LMPAEK in conduction and induction welding for parameters, cyclic loading, aging and environmental effects .
WatchWind energy: Gale force growth ahead
Columnist Dale Brosius addresses recent accomplishments, forecasts and recycling challenges affecting the wind energy industry — and composites use within it.
Read MoreJEC World 2020 preview: Biteam
Biteam, a 3D weaving specialist, is featuring a new carbon fiber-based, small, cross-sectioned, profiled, tapered tube reinforcement for producing a stiff and lightweight composite structure.
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