Materials

Adhesives

Energy storage in multifunctional carbon fiber composites

A need for lightweight energy storage technology is fueling the development of carbon fiber composite materials for car batteries and other electronics.

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Prepregs

Roth Composite Machinery laboratory line produces minimal surface weight prepregs

Possible trials can be conducted with thermoplastic matrix materials but also with duromers with layings or fabrics of all kinds of fiber systems such as carbon, glass or aramid.

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L&L Special Furnace Co. unveils retort furnace for de-bindering ceramic composites

The company is customizing a large retort box furnace for de-bindering ceramic matrix composite (CMC) prepreg materials.

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Pultrusion

NETZSCH and USQ partner to advance automated composite manufacturing

The research partnership will focus on advancing the automated production of composite materials using dielectric sensor technology. 

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Weaving

Bally Ribbon Mills acheives ISO 13485:2016 certification

Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM, Bally, PA, US), manufacturer of specialized engineered woven fabrics, has received ISO 13485:2016 certification.

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Prepregs

Kaneka Aerospace acheives AS9100D aerospace certification

Kaneka Aerospace’s product portfolio includes high performance resins, prepregs and adhesive materials.    

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Automotive

PolyOne launches thermoplastic EMI/RFI shielding formulations

The portfolio of conductive thermoplastic materials shields sensitive electronics from both electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI).

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Aerospace

Plant tour: Meggitt San Diego, CA, US

This aerospace and defense fabricator upgrades to a larger facility and gets, in the process, a chance to rethink and optimize material, people and process flow. 

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Carbon Fibers

Tecnofire adds fire resistance to transportation and infrastructure applications

Intumescent nonwoven veils improve the fire performance of composites in bridge, bus, building, marine and aircraft structures.

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Space

Stratolaunch cuts launch vehicle and rocket engine programs

Stratolaunch has reportedly backed off of development of a family of launch vehicles that were intended to use the company’s all composite carrier aircraft as a launch platform.

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CW Tech Days: High-Temp Composite Solutions