Prepregs
FACC receives STC approval for its Passenger Luggage Space Upgrade program
The glass fiber-reinforced composite overhead stowage bins are said to increase space while reducing weight by up to 67 percent.
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Composites training center opens in Dorset
Norco, a manufacturer of large composite structures and GRP moldings, has opened a new composites training center to offer hands-on training for new apprentices.
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Withstanding fire without the weight
New composites meet stringent fire requirements while lightweighting ships, rail cars and battery boxes for electric cars and planes.
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People in Composites – January 2019
CW’s monthly roundup of people news in the composites industry.
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Web Industries expands aerospace prepreg composites formatting business in Europe
The aerospace composite materials formatting company has acquired France-based Omega Systèmes Atlantique and Aquitaine.
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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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Kaneka Aerospace acheives AS9100D aerospace certification
Kaneka Aerospace’s product portfolio includes high performance resins, prepregs and adhesive materials.
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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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New Products: January 2019
CW’s roundup of new products for the composites industry – the past month has seen innovations from AnalySwift, BriskHeat, Granta Design, JETCAM, Kordsa, Starrett and Thermwood.
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